Legal Opinion

United States v. Darrell Eugene Wadena

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 7, 2006No. 06-2535PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Darrell Eugene Wadena pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1349. The district court 1 imposed a sentence of five years probation, a downward variance from Wadena’s recommended sentencing range of eighteen to twenty-four months in prison under the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines” or “USSG”). The government appeals this sentence as unreasonable. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

Wadena is a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians in Minnesota. Through an agreement…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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3Cited by30 opinions

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