United States v. Chae Wan Chon

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Buddy Costa and Mahlon K. Kapule appeal their convictions for stealing and sell*992ing United States property, and Chae Wan Chon for knowingly purchasing government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. The district court sentenced Costa to twenty-one months imprisonment, Ka-pule to five months imprisonment, and Chon to three years probation.

On appeal, Chon, Costa, and Kapule assert that the district court made four separate errors: (1) the court held that the involvement of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in investigating the theft of government…