United States v. Adu-Ansere Kwame Okai

LAY, Circuit Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Adu-Ansere Kwame Okai was indicted for uttering counterfeit currency with the intent to defraud (Count I) and unlawfully possessing counterfeit identification documents (Count II), in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 472 and 1028(a)(6). In April 2005, Okai pleaded guilty to Count I of the indictment.

The presentence investigation report (“PSR”) calculated Okai’s base offense level under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.” or “Guidelines”) at nine, and added a four-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. §§ 2B5.1(b)(l)(B) and 2B1.1(b)(1)(C) (collectively “ §…