Legal Opinion
United States v. Olis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2005No. 04-20322PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Jamie Olis appeals from a judgment of conviction for which he was sentenced to 292 months in prison for securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy. The charges arose from Olis’s work as a tax lawyer and accountant at Dynegy Corporation (“Dynegy”) on a transaction called “Project Alpha.” Olis argues that the evidence was insufficient for conviction and that the district court improperly calculated his sentence. We hold that the conviction is factually supported, but Olis must be resentenced. Olis sufficiently preserved a Booker challenge to the court’s…
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