United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant, who had no independent authority to authorize wire transfers, misappropriated $7.9 million through a fraudulent wire transfer and pled guilty to bank fraud under 18 USC 1344, does not qualify for an enhancment under USSG 3B1.3 for abusing a "position of trust".

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/03/2000
• Decided 01/31/2001
• Published 01/31/2001

Judges

• Before: KEITH, BOGGS and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia G. Gaedeke (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Sanford Plotkin (argued and briefed), Farmington Hills, MI, for Defendant-Appellant.