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171327P.pdf 08/29/2018 United States v. Sienemah Gaye
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 17-1327
and No: 17-1347
and No: 17-1496
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - St. Paul
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Murphy,
Circuit Judge]
Criminal case - Sentencing. This opinion is issued by Chief Judge Smith
and Judge Colloton pursuant to 8th Cir. 47E. Under the terms of the plea
agreement, the government could offer defendant Gaye's proffer interview
at sentencing for the limited purpose of rebutting his denial of many of
the facts in the Presentence Report; no error in increasing Gaye's offense
level under Guidelines Sec. 3C1.1 for obstruction of justice; no error in
denying Gaye the third point reduction for acceptance of responsibility;
the district court properly calculated the loss amount for Gaye in this
bank fraud scheme; no error in increasing Gaye's offense level under
Guideline Sec. 3B1.1 for organizer of leader role in the offense; no error
in increasing Gaye's offense level under Guideline Sec. 2B1.1(b)(10)(C)
for use of sophisticated means; Gaye's 144-month sentence was not
substantively unreasonable; no error in calculating the amount of loss for
defendant Fillie; no error in increasing Fillie's offense level under
Guidelines Sec. 2B1.1(b)(2)(A)(i) for ten or more victims of the offense;
no error in imposing a manager of supervisor enhancement under Guidelines
Sec. 3B1.1(b) for Fillie; no error in increasing Fillie's offense level
for sophisticated means; Fillie's criminal history score was properly
calculated; Fillie's sentence was not substantively unreasonable; Fillie's
restitution order affirmed as it reflected the actual loss suffered by the
victims of the scheme; the court was not bound by the amount agreed upon
by the parties and Fillie, in any event, repudiated the agreement by
arguing for a lower amount at sentencing; the district court correctly
determined the amount of loss attributable to defendant Sumoso; without
evidence that Sumoso affirmatively withdrew from this multi-year
conspiracy, it remained foreseeable to him that his co-conspirators would
continue the scheme without his assistance.