Legal Opinion
United States v. Everett Miller
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 12, 2016No. 15-2577PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RESTREPO, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Everett C. Miller sold investors over $41 million in phony “promissory notes” and then squandered their money. Miller pled guilty to one count of securities fraud, 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b), and one count of tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. § 7201. He was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. Miller argues that the District Court improperly applied the Sentencing Guidelines investment adviser enhancement, U.S.S.G. § 2Bl.l(b)(19)(A)(iii), because he was not an “investment adviser,” as defined by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. §…
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