UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-2443 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:22-cr-02762- TWR-1 v. DENYS KOROTKIY, OPINION

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Todd W. Robinson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 16, 2024 Pasadena, California

Filed October 10, 2024 Before: N. Randy Smith and Salvador Mendoza, Jr., Circuit Judges, and John Charles Hinderaker, District Judge. *

Opinion by Judge Mendoza; Dissent by Judge N. Randy Smith * The Honorable John Charles Hinderaker, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. 2 USA V. KOROTKIY

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