United States v. Moskop

ORDER

Edward Moskop pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341,1957(a), after authorities discovered that he had run a Ponzi scheme for 20 years and stolen more than $1.4 million from 26 victims. The district court calculated a guidelines imprisonment range of 135 to 168 months and imposed concurrent terms totaling 240 months. On appeal Moskop contends that the court failed to address his arguments in mitigation and, consequently, imposed an unreasonable prison sentence. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

Beginning in 1982, Moskop operated Financial Services Moskop &…