No. 18-2896 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Asmerom Keleta, also known as Ace

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________

Submitted: September 27, 2019 Filed: February 6, 2020 ____________ Before KELLY, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Asmerom Keleta was convicted by a jury of conspiring to defraud the United States and willfully aiding and assisting in the filing of a false tax return. He appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress, its rejection of his challenges to improper statements made by the governme