United States v. Dikiara

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

LYNN ADELMAN, District Judge.

Defendant Yvonne Dikiara pleaded guilty to an information charging her with mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, related to her embezzlement of more than $1,000,000 from her employer. I ordered a pre-sen-tence report (“PSR”) and set the case for sentencing.

In imposing sentence, the district court must engage in a two-part analysis. First, it must determine the defendant’s sentencing range under the advisory guidelines. Second, it must hear the arguments of the parties and then make an individualized assessment of the appropriate sentence based on all…