United States v. Michael Pepe

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50024 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:07-cr-00168- v. DSF-1 MICHAEL JOSEPH PEPE, OPINION Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted June 27, 2023 Pasadena, California Filed August 28, 2023 Before: N. Randy Smith, Kenneth K. Lee, and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge VanDyke 2 USA V. PEPE SUMMARY * Criminal Law The panel affirmed Michael Pepe’s jury…