Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yerem KORKOTYAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-02
Citations: 540 F. App'x 768
Docket Number: No. 12-30165
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yerem KORKOTYAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 540
Pages: 768–769

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yerem KORKOTYAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-30165.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2013
Filed Oct. 2, 2013.
Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Sarah Kate Vaughan, Office of the U.S. ATtorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Cynthia B. Jones, Jones Legal Group, LLC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Yerem Korkotyan appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his jury-trial conviction and 18-month sen tence for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344; and making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Korkotyan first contends that his conviction for conspiracy to commit bank fraud should be reversed because there was insufficient evidence that he knew the objective of the conspiracy and intended to help accomplish it. We review de novo a district court's denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, "asking whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Sutcliffe, 505 F.3d 944, 959 (9th Cir.2007). The government presented sufficient evidence to allow a rational jury to infer that Korkotyan knew that the objective of the conspiracy was to commit bank fraud and intended to act in furtherance of that objective. See United States v. Reed, 575 F.3d 900, 923-24 (9th Cir.2009).
Korkotyan further contends that his convictions for bank fraud should be reversed because there was insufficient evidence that he had the intent to defraud. Considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we conclude that the government presented sufficient evidence to allow a rational jury to infer that Korkotyan intended to defraud. See United States v. Rizk, 660 F.3d 1125, 1135 (9th Cir.2011) ("Intent to defraud may be established by circumstantial evidence.").
Korkotyan finally contends that the district court erred in imposing as a condition of supervised release that he "shall not frequent places where controlled substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered" because the condition is vague, overbroad, and not sufficiently related to a sentencing goal. The district court did not plainly err in imposing this condition. See United States v. Phillips, 704 F.3d 754, 767-68 (9th Cir.2012); United States v. Rearden, 349 F.3d 608, 619 (9th Cir.2003) ("[A] condition of supervised release need not relate to the offense as long as the condition satisfies the goal of deterrence, protection of the public, or rehabilitation.").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.