United States v. Olson

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Aaron Olson (“Olson”) committed securities and tax fraud, and he pled guilty to tax fraud. Olson’s plea agreement contained a sentencing range of forty-two to sixty months of imprisonment, and the district court sentenced him to sixty months. Olson also agreed to pay restitution, and the district court ordered him to pay almost $23 million. Olson now appeals his sentence and his restitution schedule. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

In 1999, Olson began trading in commodities, and in 2002, he was approached by his first client. Although…