United States v. Arteria Louise Watson

Arteria Louise Watson pled guilty to one count of making false statements in bank records, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1005. On appeal, she challenges the district court’s 1 refusal to grant her a three-level reduction in her offense level in recognition of her acceptance of responsibility. We affirm.

Watson worked as a vault teller for Signal Bank in Minnesota. In December of 2000, she began to steal money from the vault, and created false transaction reports to account for the missing money. Watson’s misconduct was uncovered by an internal audit of the bank, and she was suspended on January…