Gold v. United States

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant, Adam Neil Gold (“Gold”), appeals the district court’s sentencing based upon the district court’s application of § 2G2.2(b)(l) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the “Sentencing Guidelines”) and the district court’s denial of the Defendant’s request for a downward departure. For the reasons set forth below, this court AFFIRMS the sentence imposed by the district court.

*737I. BACKGROUND

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee returned an eight count indictment against Gold on January 15, 2002. The indictment charged Gold with the…