Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin Sisti and Jonathan N. Googel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 22, 1996No. 1058, 1083, Dockets 95-1419, 95-1421PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-appellants Benjamin Sisti and Jonathan Googel appeal from sentences imposed in July 1995 by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (T.F. Gilroy Daly, District Judge). The sentence in each case included a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice and a seven-level upward departure from the applicable Guidelines range. We affirm in part, and vacate and remand in part.
BACKGROUND
The defendants, Benjamin Sisti and Jonathan Googel, were central players in what by reputation is the largest real estate scandal in Connecticut’s history.…
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