United States v. Geiger
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Michael Geiger and Peter Gerace appeal from July 6, 2006 judgments of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Skretny, J.), sentencing each of them to five months’ imprisonment and five months’ home detention, three years of supervised release, joint and several restitution in the amount of $271,928.00, and a special assessment of $50.00. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and procedural history of the case.
Appellants claim that the district court erred by holding them liable for the losses suffered by all the victims of the fraud perpetrated by Advanced Distributing. This argument is without merit. We review for clear error this aspect of a district court’s order to make restitution under the Victim and Witness Protection Act (“VWPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 3663. See United States v. Porter, 90 F.3d 64, 68 (2d Cir. 1996). This Court has held that the VWPA “provide[s] for restitution payable by all convicted co-conspirators in respect of damage suffered by all victims of a conspiracy, regardless of the facts underlying counts of conviction in individual prosecutions.” United States v. Boyd, 222 F.3d 47, 50 (2d Cir. 2000) (per curiam). The undisputed facts in their plea agreements and in the Presentence Reports, upon which the district court relied, satisfactorily establish a single conspiracy to defraud customers, in which these defendants were full participants. They incorporated Ad
The judgments of the district court are AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Michael GEIGER, Peter Gerace
- Status
- Published