United States v. Salahmand

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

Mansour Salahmand treated hundreds of patients while falsely representing that he was a licensed physician. As part of a plea agreement, Salahmand pled guilty to one count of identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(7). In determining Salahmand’s sentence, the district court increased his United States Sentencing Guidelines offense level, pursuant to Guideline § 3Al.l(b)(l), because some of his patients were children with serious mental health conditions.

Salahmand disputes the increase in his offense level,…