Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kathy STAMPS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-11-15
Citations: 492 F. App'x 825
Docket Number: No. 11-50252
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kathy STAMPS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, REINHARDT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 492
Pages: 825–826

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kathy STAMPS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50252.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Nov. 6, 2012.
Filed Nov. 15, 2012.
Pio Kim, Curtis A. Kin, Esquire, Douglas M. Miller, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Pamela O’Leary Tower, Kenwood, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, REINHARDT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Kathy Stamps argues that we must vacate her conviction for three counts of mail fraud because the prosecutor failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the United States had a property interest in the money she stole. But the prosecutor wasn't required to prove ownership of the funds as an element of the offense. See United States v. Crawford, 239 F.3d 1086, 1092-93 & n. 6 (9th Cir.2001). We therefore conclude that the government presented sufficient evidence to support the conviction.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition isn't appropriate for publication and isn't precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.