United States v. Engle

OPINION

TRAXLER, Chief Judge:

Frederick Engle pleaded guilty to tax evasion, see 26 U.S.C.A. § 7201 (West 2002), and the district court sentenced him to four years’ probation, conditioned on the service of eighteen months’ home detention with work release and international travel privileges. The government appeals, challenging the reasonableness of the sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

I

The information presented during the proceedings below and set out in the presentence report establish that Engle, who was 64 years old when he pleaded…