United States Third Circuit

Sentence for mail and bank fraud is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in applying sentencing enhancements for loss amount greater than $30,000, vulnerable victim, abuse of trust, and obstruction of justice under the sentencing guidelines; and 2) did not abuse its discretion in varying from the pre-sentence report recommendation in granting only a one-level deduction in sentencing level for acceptance of responsibility.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/13/2009
• Published 03/13/2009

Judges

• Before:  SCIRICA, Chief Judge, AMBRO, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Chazen, Esquire, Freehold, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, George S. Leone, Chief, Appeals Division, Steven G. Sanders, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Newark, for Appellee.