Legal Opinion

United States v. Wilfred American Educational Corporation

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 9, 1992No. 91-1084PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Wilfred American Educational Corporation (“Wilfred”) was convicted and sentenced on nine counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. 1 On appeal, Wilfred claims that the maximum preguidelines fines imposed by the district court are invalid due to procedural irregularities. We affirm.

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DISCUSSION

A. Imposition of Fines

Wilfred claims that all nine fines must be set aside because the district court did not comply with 18 U.S.C. § 3622(a) (“Factors relating to imposition of fines”), which allegedly required the sentencing court to consider Wilfred’s ability…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Lorenzo OsorioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Carl P. FogelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. United States v. SaxenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Paul J. SavoieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. PeppeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. George Labonte, United States of America v. David E. Piper, United States of America v. Alfred Lawrence Hunnewell, Stephen Dyer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. MerricCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999

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