MEMORANDUM **

William E. New appeals the judgment imposing a 63-month sentence pursuant to a guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to counterfeit securities of organizations, in violation of 81 U.S.C. §§ 317 and 513(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and we affirm.

*800New contends that the district court erred by departing upward from the applicable guideline sentencing range because his criminal history category significantly under-represented the seriousness of his criminal history and the likelihood of recidivism. Based on the record, the district court did not abuse its discretion. See United States v. Segura-Del Real, 83 F.3d at 275, 277-78 (9th Cir. 1996) (affirming a U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3 upward departure from a criminal history category of 6 based on repetitive violations of the same or similar offenses); United States v. Connelly, 156 F.3d 978, 985 (9th Cir. 1998) (deciding that an upward departure under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3 can be based on recidivism alone).

AFFIRMED.