Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 21, 2011No. 10-3241PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
After a pyramid scheme that he had maintained for nearly a decade came to light, Matthew Scott pleaded guilty to one count of fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and the district court sentenced him well above the applicable guidelines range to 120 months. On appeal, Scott argues that the district court erroneously applied a 4-level adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(2)(B) for defrauding more than 50 victims; he also argues that his sentence was substantively unreasonable. We affirm.
From 2000 until 2009, Scott operated a pyramid scheme involving the buying and selling of high-speed commercial…
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