United States v. Solares

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Ten members of a conspiracy defrauded two banks through a counterfeit check cashing scheme. Defendant Rolando So-lares was among them, and appeals from three aspects of his sentence following his guilty plea.

Solares and the others obtained counterfeit payroll checks that appeared to be issued by A & H Manufacturing, a business based in Rhode Island. The conspirators also obtained counterfeit identification cards in the names of the payees listed on the counterfeit checks. Acting alone and in groups of two or three, the conspirators then quickly cashed 224 of these…