United States v. David W. Goldman

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

David Goldman pled guilty to one count of impeding bankruptcy proceedings in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1509. The district court 1 sentenced him to ten months imprisonment and ordered him to pay $106,450 in restitution. On appeal Goldman argues that the court erred by enhancing his sentence under USSG § 3B 1.3 for abuse of a position of public trust. We affirm.

Goldman, a practicing attorney, 2 was indicted in June 2004 for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. The charges arose from his participation in a scheme to help his client Patrick…