United States v. Lacroix
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This sentencing appeal provides an opportunity to clarify the operative standards for identifying relevant conduct under U.S.S.G. § lB1.8(a)(l)(B) (Nov.1993). 1 We seize the opportunity and, in the end, affirm the sentence imposed below.
I. BACKGROUND
For many years, defendant-appellant Evangelist LaCroix earned his livelihood as a building subcontractor in southern New Hampshire. He became acquainted with the brothers Zsofka, Matthew and Lazlos, who, through entities known as ZLM Realty and 101 Realty (the Zsofka entities), planned to develop a sizable single-family…
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