United States v. Perretta, No. 14-1901 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant plead guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to a ten-count information charging him with various acts of wire fraud and tax evasion. The district court imposed a ninety-six-month incarcerative sentence on the fraud counts along with an order for restitution. The district court subsequently vacated the sentence and set the matter for resentencing. Thereafter, the district court reimposed the ninety-six-month sentence and ordered restitution. Defendant appealed his sentence, arguing that the district court focused single-mindedly on a particular sentencing factor and imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence. The First Circuit summarily affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not focus single-mindedly on the harm to the victims of the fraud; and (2) the ninety-six-month sentence fell within the the range of reasonable sentences.
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