United States v. Johnson, No. 11-3841 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. At sentencing, the district court calculated an advisory sentencing guidelines range of thirty-three to forty-one months' imprisonment based on a total offense level of twenty and a criminal history category of I. The district court sentenced Defendant to a term of thirty-three months' imprisonment, and Defendant appealed the sentence. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Defendant to thirty-three months' imprisonment, as the sentence was substantively reasonable and the district court did not commit significant procedural error.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. District court did not err in applying the aggravating role enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 3B1.1(c) where defendant recruited another into this fraudulent loan scheme; sentence was substantively reasonable.
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