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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Wire fraud

SAN FRANCISCO —The Ninth Circuit upheld the conviction and sentence of Kelen Magael Buchan, who pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme in which he pretended to be the grandchild of elderly victims to try to get money from them.

Read the order here. 

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Criminal, Financial

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