UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, — v. CHRISTINA M. HAIDLEY, —

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

In a pre-Blakely era,1 this would have been a routine federal sentencing guideline case. The government charged Haidley in a one-count information with bank embezzlement. The information specifically alleged that the loss amount was $135,000. Haidley waived indictment and pled guilty to the information. At the plea proceeding, she specifically stipulated to the $135,000 loss.

The probation office prepared a presen-tence report. The report determined Ms. Haidley’s guideline sentencing offense level to be a level thirteen, criminal history category I. The offense level was…