United States v. Benjamin

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Robert Benjamin appeals his sentence and order to pay restitution after he pled guilty to a single count of interstate transportation of stolen property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314.

BACKGROUND

In 1985, Stanley Sreda (“Sreda”), a retired farmer, hired Robert Benjamin (“Benjamin”), a self-employed advisor and tax accountant, to manage Sreda’s investments and authorized Benjamin to buy and sell securities on Sreda’s behalf. During the course of their business relationship, Benjamin embezzled substantial sums of money from Sreda. After Sreda discovered that Benjamin…