United States v. Goncalves

Defendant Jeremy Alexander Goncalves appeals his sentence of thirty-three months’ incarceration for his convictions of passing counterfeit notes and for using a falsely altered military discharge certificate. Goncalves argues that the district court miscalculated his sentence under the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual (the “Guidelines” or “U.S.S.G.”). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s sentence.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In August 2007, Goncalves received a bad-conduct discharge from the United States Army. After his discharge, Goncalves…