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1 i n i t s d e c i s i o n s e x t e n d i n g f r o m p r e tr i a l th r o u g h s e n t e n c i n g . W e a f f i r m. F i rst , th e d i stri ctco u rtd i d n o tab u se i t s d i scret i o n w h en i td en i ed P o u n d s’ m ot i on i n l i m i ne a n d p e r m itte d th e a d m is s io n o f e v id e n c e o f

th e lo s s a m o u n ts . U ni ted Stat es v. R ee d , 5 7 5 F .3 d 9 0 0 , 9 2 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . T h e d is tr ic t c o u r t c o u ld r e a s onabl y c onc l ude tha te vi de nc e of the l os s w a s r e l e va ntt o pr ove the e l e m e nt s of m a i l f r a ud, w a s r e l e va ntt o s how “ pr oof of m ot i ve , oppor tuni ty , i nt e nt , pr e pa r a t i on, p la n , k n o w le d g e , id e n tity , o rab s e n c e o f m is ta k e o ra c c id e n t,” a n d w a s n o t u n d u ly p r e ju d ic ia l. See F e d. R . of E vi d. 401- 404. S e c ond, i tw a s notpl a i n e rr orf orthe di s tr i c tc our tt o pe r m i tthe go vernm ent ’ s s t at em ent s abo utthe l oss a m ou nt s i n cl osi ng ar gu m entas they w er e nei ther i ncon si st entw i th the go vernm ent ’ s pri or st at em ent s nor un du l y pre j ud i ci al a n d P o u n d s d id n o t o b

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F E M A di s a s t e ra s s i s t a nc e . T hi s t e s t i m ony w a s r a t i ona l l y ba s e d on hi s pe r c e pt i ons as a F E M A em pl oyee , w as hel pful t o d et erm i nat i on of a f ac ti n i ss ue (the pri m ary r e s i de nc e r e qui r e m e nt ) a nd w a s notba s e d on s pe c i a l i z e d i nf orm a t i on w i thi n the s c o p e o f R u le 7 0 2 . U

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P o u n d s ’ o th e rap p lic a tio n s f o rF E M A d is a s te ra s s is ta n c e a n d a lle g e d ly pe r m i tt e d the gove rnm e ntt o m i s us e tha te vi de nc e . P ounds a gr e e d t o the i ntrodu ct i on of thi s e vi dence w i th the l i m i t i ng i nstruct i on and the di stri ctcourt coul d rea sonabl y c on cl ud e thatthe go vernm ent ’ s use of the evi dence w as c ons i s t e ntw i th the l i m i t i ng i ns truc t i on. F i fth, the di stri ctcourtdi d n otcom m i tpl ai n err or w hen i ti m po se d an oc c upa t i ona l r e s tr i c t i on a s a c ondi t i on of P ounds ’ s upe r vi s e d r e l e a s e a nd P ounds d id n o t o b

je c t b e f o r e th e d is tr ic t c o u r t. U ni te d State s v . V

ega , 545 F . 3d 743, 747 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) ; see a l

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