United States v. Nyle Churchwell

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

Nyle Churchwell (“Churchwell”) appeals his conviction of two counts of aiding and abetting the making of a false statement in a passport application in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1542 and 2. The district court, over his objections, sentenced Churchwell to a 42-month above-Guidelines sentence. For the reasons stated herein, we AFFIRM.

I. Factual Background

This case arises out of multiple passport fraud conspiracies. Beginning in 2007, Churchwell was employed as an Adjudication Manager for the Houston Passport Agency (“HPA” or “the passport agency”) in Houston, Texas.…