United States v. William Lawrence Pedersen

MELTON, Senior District Judge:

William Lawrence Pedersen (Pedersen) appeals his sentence, challenging the district court’s application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. 1 Pedersen asserts that the court erred in enhancing his base offense level for insider trading, U.S.S.G. § 2F1.2, by two levels pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.3, upon finding that he abused a position of special trust. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Pedersen’s sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

Pedersen was a police detective employed by the City of Chicago Police Department. He also operated a business called Professional…