United States v. Ane Plate

VINSON, District Judge:

This case raises a common dilemma in sentencing defendants for financial crimes: balancing the payment of restitution for the victims against.the length of incarceration for the defendant. Ane Plate pled guilty to embezzlement by a bank officer or employee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 656. When she was unable to pay full restitution, she was sentenced to 27 months in prison. Plate argues on appeal that the sentence violated her constitutional rights and that it was both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. After careful review, and with the benefit of oral…