Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael A. Crisp
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2006No. 05-12304PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
As the comptroller of a corporation, Michael Crisp participated in a fraudulent scheme that bilked a bank out of nearly half of a million dollars. After being caught, he pleaded guilty to making false statements to a financial institution and helped the government prosecute a co-conspirator. Grateful, the government moved for a substantial assistance departure. The district court exceeded the limits of the government’s gratitude by departing to an offense level below the one that it had recommended.
The court then went even further, using its post-Booker authority to dip…
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