United States v. Anthony Pendleton

MEMORANDUM **

Appellant Anthony Pendleton (Pendleton) appeals his sentence for conspiracy to defraud the government by filing falsified tax returns. Pendleton argues that the district court committed procedural error by imposing a sentence at the high end of the Guidelines range because of Pendleton’s purported failure to admit guilt and by failing to consider that Pendleton had suffered abuse as a child and had psychological issues. Pendleton also argues that the sentence was substantively unreasonable in light of the fraud guideline and his low risk of recidivism.

1. The district court did…