United States v. Lena Williams

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Lena Williams appeals her sentence for embezzling and misapplying funds while an employee of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 714m(b). Williams raises two issues on appeal: 1) whether the district court properly considered the probation office’s revisions to the presentence report; and 2) whether the district court clearly erred when it increased Williams’s offense level for abuse of a position of trust.

Because we conclude that the district court clearly erred when it increased Williams’s offense level, we shall…