United States v. Jamal Aden

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Jamal Mohamud Aden appeals his eight-month sentence for wire fraud as procedurally and substantively unreasonable. He also challenges the district court’s 1 finding of a loss amount of $194,869 and the resulting restitution award. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Aden owned and operated two convenience stores in St. Paul, Minnesota: St. Paul Grocery 1 (SPG1) and St. Paul Grocery 2 (SPG2). In October 2010, Aden signed the Food Nutrition Service (FNS) 252 application for SPG1, making the store eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition and…