United States Ninth Circuit

Bank teller who embezzled money from immigrant customers may have sentence enhanced under USSG 3B1.3 for exploiting vulnerable victims who were poorly educated, did not speak English and were not aware of normal bank procedures.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/06/2000
• Decided 02/26/2001
• Published 02/26/2001

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Amy Rubin, Federal Public Defender, Spokane, Washington, and Christina A. Gerrish, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, Washington, for the defendant-appellant., Thomas O. Rice, Assistant United States Attorney, Spokane, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.