United States v. Denny

OPINION

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

David Denny pled guilty to one count of uttering a counterfeited security, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a). He now appeals his sentence of sixty months’ imprisonment on both procedural and substantive grounds. For the reasons explained below, we affirm his sentence.

I

In late April 2005, Daniel Pate, a Tennessee resident, placed an advertisement in a local newspaper offering his Chevrolet Corvette for sale. Denny, using the fictitious name Tom Williams, contacted Pate and arranged a meeting in order to inspect the car. The two met on April 29, 2005,…