United States v. Lindsey Jimenez

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the district court’s decision to depart downward when sentencing Lindsey Jimenez for committing perjury before a federal grand jury. The government argues that the grounds relied upon by the district court were insufficient to support the departure. We agree and reverse and.remand for resen-tencing.

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Ms. Jimenez’s perjury conviction arises out of the grand jury’s investigation into the robbery of the First National Bank in Omaha, Nebraska. Two masked gunmen robbed the First National Bank in February 2000. A witness followed the bank robbers as they…