Opinion ID: 6333684
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Heading: Vagueness of the Conditions of Release

Text: Wilson argues that his probation officer’s request that he “complete a release of information . . . for all financial accounts [Wilson] had in the last five years,” No. 21-1099, R., vol. IV at 32, was too vague to support a violation of his condition of release that required him to provide access to requested financial information. Specifically, he argues that he lacked fair notice that his credit card and bank accounts would be considered “financial accounts.” Supervised release conditions “must be written so that ordinary people can understand” what is required. United States v. Llantada, 815 F.3d 679, 683 (10th Cir. 2016); see also Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 108 (1972) (“[W]e insist that laws give the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that he may act accordingly.”). Because a person of ordinary intelligence would understand that “financial accounts” include bank and credit card accounts, we reject Wilson’s vagueness argument. Wilson similarly argues that the condition of his release proscribing association with felons was too vague because the term “associate” is vague. But we rejected a similar plain error challenge in Munoz, noting that “neither the Supreme 16 Appellate Case: 21-1099 Document: 010110673884 Date Filed: 04/21/2022 Page: 17 Court nor our court has ever invalidated this condition (or any similar condition) on vagueness grounds.” 812 F.3d at 817. We see no reason the result would differ here. Wilson also argues the district court’s ruling that he failed to submit truthful and complete monthly reports should be vacated because he “lacked fair warning that he was requi[r]ed to report senior bus tokens, food bank assistance, food stamps, and rental assistance as income that should have been reported on his monthly reports.” Resp. at 34. Even assuming Wilson lacked fair notice that he had to report these items, we have already explained that his failure to report other items, such as the wire transfers from McMillan, supports the district court’s conclusion that he failed to submit truthful and complete monthly reports.