United States v. Jones
United States v. Jones
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Gary William Jones appeals his sentence of 46 months imposed following his guilty plea to wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and we affirm.
Jones contends that the district court relied upon improper factors in departing upward based on its finding that Jones’s criminal history was under-represented pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4A1.3. Reviewing de novo, see United States v. Phillips, 356 F.3d 1086, 1099 (9th Cir. 2004), we conclude that the
Jones further contends that the extent of the departure by the district court was unreasonable. We disagree. Jones’s long history of fraudulent conduct is atypical as compared with other defendants in category IV. Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion in departing two levels to category VI. See United States v. Goshea, 94 F.3d 1361, 1365 (9th Cir. 1996).
AFFIRMED.
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