United States v. Manuel Gerome Contreras

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Manuel Gerome Contreras pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. The district court sentenced him to 109 months of imprisonment. On appeal, Contreras argues that the district court erred by failing to reduce his offense level for his acceptance of responsibility and by enhancing his offense level for being an organizer and leader in the criminal activity. 1 We affirm the district court’s application of the sentencing guidelines.

During the sentencing hearing,…