United States v. Ohionameh Aregbeyen

Appellant Ohionameh Aregbeyen (“Aregbeyen”) appeals a sentence entered in the district court after he pled guilty to one count of importing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). Specifically, Aregbeyen appeals the district court’s imposition of a $7, 500 fine after it found that Aregbeyen had not demonstrated his inability to pay a fine. We review the district court’s findings at sentencing for clear error. See United States v. Thompson, 227 F.3d 43, 45 (2d Cir.2000).

Section 5E1.2 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines provides that a sentencing court must impose a fine in all cases…