United States v. Croteau, No. 15-11720 (11th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction and sentence for ten counts of making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims on his tax returns and one count of corruptly interfering with the administration of internal revenue laws. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict. The court also concluded that the court lacked jurisdiction to review the district court's denial of defendant's downward departure request; defendant has not demonstrated that his sentence was procedurally or substantively unreasonable; the district court more than adequately explained its sentence and did not abuse its discretion in declining to grant a downward variance; and defendant's sentence was within the advisory guidelines range. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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