United States Third Circuit

A "vulnerable victim" sentence enhancement, under U.S.S.G. section 3A1.1(b), was proper where an attorney used a debt collection practice to defraud creditors who hired him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/05/2002
• Published 08/05/2002

Judges

• Before:  ALITO, AMBRO and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael D. Shepard,Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael L. Levy, United States Attorney, Walter S. Batty Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Senior Litigation Counsel, Robert A. Zauzmer, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Appeals, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.