Legal Opinion
United States v. Ghaddar
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 2012No. 11-3074PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Abbas Ghaddar failed to report to federal and state tax authorities more than $60 million in currency received by his business and funneled part of this money into foreign bank accounts. He pleaded guilty to mail fraud and impeding the administration of the Internal Revenue Code. At sentencing the district court added 2 offense levels for using “sophisticated means” in committing these crimes. See U.S.S.G. § 2Bl.l(b)(10)(C) (formerly denominated as subsection (b)(9)(C)). Ghad dar challenges this increase. Because the record supports the district court’s finding of sophisticated means, we…
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