United States v. Amaechi Ahuama

OPINION *

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Amaechi Ahuama appeals the sentence of 48 months’ imprisonment that he received after pleading guilty to money laundering. He argues, among other things, that the sentence was unreasonable. We will affirm.

I. Background

In April 2015, Ahuama pled guilty to laundering monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(A)®, (B)(i) and(B)(ii). The charges against him arose from what is known as an “advance fee” fraud scheme, which involves sending emails that falsely tell the recipients they are owed…