United States v. Oregon, No. 22-2000 (7th Cir. 2023)
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Oregon and his wife divorced; his ex-wife retained custody over their two children. After his divorce, Oregon failed to file and pay taxes for three years. When he ultimately filed his late tax returns, he mistakenly claimed his two children as dependents. Because of this mistake, Oregon owed the IRS approximately $60,000 in back taxes and penalties. Looking for additional work, Oregon met a man who offered to introduce Oregon to a man who needed help laundering his proceeds from illegal drug sales. He told Oregon that he could keep 10 percent of everything he laundered. Oregon agreed, not knowing that the man was an undercover FBI agent. The agent gave him $100,000. After laundering over $85,000, Oregon had a change of heart and refused to launder any more money.
Oregon pled guilty to one count of laundering money, 18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(3)(B), and was sentenced to 18 months in prison—six months below the Sentencing Guidelines range. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting Oregon’s arguments that his sentence was unreasonable because the district court failed to consider relevant mitigating factors, such as his need to support his family and his payment of restitution, and improperly relied on the need for general deterrence and to avoid sentence disparities.
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