United States v. Weaver

The Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence of 96 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The court held that the district court did not err by applying a "means of identification" enhancement under USSG 2B1.1(b)(11)(C)(i). In this case, defendant and his coconspirators transferred the bank account and routing numbers from a fictitious business entity, not an individual. The court also held that defendant's sentence was not substantively unreasonable where the district court carefully explained why it concluded that an upward variance was warranted. View "United States v. Weaver" on Justia Law