United States v. Schirmaier
United States v. Schirmaier
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
For more than 20 years, defendant Heinz Schirmaier wrongfully used the identity of Charles Swanson. During that time, Schirmaier incurred debt, earned taxable income, married twice and was convicted of a criminal offense, all in the Swanson name. Through considerable effort and expense, Charles Swanson was able to track down his impersonator and report Schirmaier’s location to authorities. When approached by government agents, Schirmaier relinquished all of “his” Swanson identification and credit cards, only to promptly re-apply for new ones and continue the fraud. On these facts, the district court did not err in granting the government’s motion for a three-level enhancement. The record supports departure on the basis of both the substantial
AFFIRMED.
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