Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Albert J. Desantis, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2001No. 99-4244, 99-4285PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals and the defendant cross-appeals the sentence imposed after a guilty plea to bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, and witness tampering. Because the district court erroneously granted a three-level reduction in' offense level based on the defendant’s only having attempted the substantive offense of fraud, we vacate the sentence and remand for further proceedings.
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On March 12, 1999, Albert J. DeSantis pled guilty to three counts of a sixteen-count indictment charging him with various crimes arising out of a scheme to execute and conceal a…
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