United States v. Sharon Kay Johnson

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Sharon Kay Johnson entered a plea of guilty to two counts of making false statements in applications for bank loans, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1014 (1988). Johnson appeals her sentence, arguing that the district court 1 erred in computing her offense level under the Sentencing Guidelines, and in denying her motion for a downward departure from the applicable guideline range. The court sentenced Johnson to fifteen months imprisonment, plus a supervised release term of one year, and ordered Johnson to pay a special assessment of $100. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Lacking the…