N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT UNITED STATES OF AM ER IC A,

Pla i ntiff-Appe lle e , v. ALLA SAM C HUK,

De fe nda n t-Appe l la

nt. No. 17-10105

D.C . No. 2:12-c r-00066-GEB -1 M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Ea ste rn Distric t of C a lifornia Garland E. B urre ll, Jr., Distric t Judge , Pre siding Subm i tte d Oc tobe r 9, 2018 ** San Fran c isc o , C a lifornia B e fore : D.W . NELSON, W . FLETC HER , and B YB EE, C irc uit Judge s . Alla Sam c huk wa s se nte n c e d to 111 m onths of im prisonm e nt a fte r be ing c onvic te d of six c o unts of ba nk fra ud in viola

tion of 18 U.S.C . § 1344, six c ounts of m aking a

fa l se sta te m e nt in viola

tion of 18 U.S.C . § 1014, onec ount of m one y



# FIL ED OCT 12 2018 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.

* * The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).la

unde ring in viola

tion of 18 U.S.C . § 1957, a nd one c ount of a ggravate d ide ntity the ft in viola

tion of 18 U.S.C . § 1028A(a)(1). Sam c huk a p pe a ls he r m o ne y la unde ring a

nd a ggravate d ide ntity

the ft c onvic tions a s we ll a s he r se nte nc e . W e have jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291, a nd we a ffirm . 1. Sam c huk first a

rgue s tha t she re c e ive d ine ffe c tive a ssista nc e of c ounse l be c a

use he r tria l c ounse l fa ile d to a rgue that the m one y

la unde ring a

nd a ggrav at e d ide ntity

the ft c ha rge s we re ba

rre d by the sta tute of lim ita

tions, 18 U.S.C . § 3282(a ). Sa

m c huk did not raise the sta tute of lim i tations in the

distric t c ourt, a nd she “ c annot suc c e ssfully ra ise [that] de fe nse for the first tim e on a ppe a l.” Musac c hio v . Unite d State s , 136 S. C t. 709, 718 (2016); se e Unite d State s v . Lo , 231 F.3d 471, 480–81 (9th C ir. 2000). W e de c line to a d dre ss Sa m c huk’ s c la im of ine ffe c tive a ssista

nc e of c ounse l on dire c t a ppe a l, a s the re c ord is insuffic ie ntly

de ve lope d a

nd it is not obvious tha

t Sam c huk wa s de nie d he r Sixth Am e ndm e nt right to c ounse l. Se e Unite d State s v . Liu , 731 F.3d 982, 995 (9th C i r. 2013); U nite d State

s v . Mc K e nna , 327 F.3d 830, 845 (9th C ir. 2003). This c la im is be tte r suite d for re vie w in a proc e e ding for ha be a s c orpus unde r 28 U.S.C . § 2255. 2. Sam c huk ne xt a

rgue s tha t the distric t

c ourt e rre d in im

p osing atwole ve l se nte n c ing a djustm e nt unde r U.S.S.G. § 3B 1.3 for a n a buse of a position of trust. W e re vie w the distric t c ourt’ s fa c tua l findings for c l e ar e rror a nd its 2a

pplic ation of the Se nte nc ing Guide line s to thosefindings for a buse of disc re tion. Unite d State s v . Gasc a-Ruiz , 852 F.3d 1167, 1170 (9th C ir.) (e n ba nc ), c e r t. de nie d , 138 S. C t. 229 (2017). Here , the distric t c o urt found tha t Sam c huk m isa p propria te d the ide ntity

of one of he r re a l e sta

te c lie nts to obtain a

line of c re d it in thec lie nt’ s na

m e without his knowle dge or a uthority . The distric t c ourt’ s fa c t ua l findings a

re not c le arly

e rrone ous. The c lie nt te stifie d tha t he did not re m e m be r ope ning the line of c re dit, tha t he ne ve r re c e ive d a book of c he c ks re late d to the line of c re dit, a n d tha t he did not know the

re c ipie nt of se ve ra l c he c ks that we re drawn on the line of c re dit— Sam c huk’ s da ughte r. Nor did thedistric t c ourt a buse its disc re tion in a

pply ing the se nte nc ing a djustm e nt to the se fa c ts, a s the a djustm e nt a

pplie s to a

“ de fe nda nt who e xc e e ds or a

buse s the a

uthority of his or he r position in orde

r to . . . usewithout a

uthority . . . a ny m e ans of ide n tific ation.” U.S.S.G. § 3B 1 .3 n.2(B ). AFFIRM E D.

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