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B ef ore D eM O S S , P R A D O , an d H AY N E S , C i rcui tJu dg es. P E R C U R IA M: * T erry D ean W estapp eal s t h e senten ce im posedup on hi s c on vi ct i on f or m aki ng fal ses t at em ent s r el at ed t o he al t hcar e m at t er s and ai di ng and abet t i ng. S ee18 U
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t r ust , ( 2) t hatt he di stri ct co urter r ed at s e n te n c in gb ye n h a n c in gh is o ffe n s e le v e l b ytw o p u r s u a n t t o U .S .S .G . § United States Court of App eals

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t he G ui de l i ne s pr o vi des i n pe r t i ne ntpa r tt hat“ [i] f t he def endantabus ed a pos i t i on o f publ i corpr ivat e tru st . . . i n a m anner t hat si gn i f i can t l y faci l i t ated the com m i ssi on or conceal m en tof the off en se, i n crease by2 l e ve l s . ” Sa vaCar e Cor po r at i o n ( Sav a) , W e s t ’ s e m pl o ye r , pl ac e d W e s ti n a posi t i on of

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. 3d 1155, 1161 (5th C i r. 19 9 3 ). T h e d i stri ct cou rt did n ot err in ov erru l i n g W est’ s o bj ectionto th e § 3 B 1
. 3 en h a n cem en t. S ect i on 2B 1. 1(b) ( 9) of t h e G u i del i n es provi des f or a sentenci n glev el i nc r e as e i f t he o f

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fshore f i n an ci al accoun t s . . . ordi n ari l y i n di cate s soph i st i cat ed
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. § 2B 1. 1 cm t . n. 8. W est ’ s of fen se c on du cti n volved ( 1) m an i pu l ati on of

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o r m at i o n, a nd n am e s a nd a ddr e s s e s , ( 2) dir e c t i ng o t he r s t o s e nd r e fu n dch e c k s to a lia s id e n tit ie s , a n d( 3 ) o b ta in in gp o s t o ffic e b o x e s inm u ltip le lo ca tion s, so m e o f w h ich w e re re n te d u n d e r alia se s. T h e d istr ictc o u r t ’s determ i n ati on t h at W estusedsop h isti cat ed m ean s w as not c l earl y erroneou s. S e e, e.g ., Un itedS ta tes v. Wrig h t, 4 9 6 F .3 d3 7 1 , 3 7 9 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ); Un i t ed S ta te s v . C le m e n ts , 7 3 F .3 d1 3 3 0 , 1 3 4 0 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 6 ). T h ere i s n o m erit i n W est’ s ar gu m en t th a t th e d i stri ct cou rt ab u sed i ts di scr et i on i n den yi n g h i s m ot i on f or a non gu i del i n e sentence or a dow n w ard Case: 09-10612 Document: 00511055518 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/18/2010N o. 09- 10612

3 dep art u re. Th e cl ai m i s c on cl u sory. W estha s not sh o w n th at th e sentence i m posedi s procedurally u n soun d or t h at th e cal cul ati on of t h e adv i sory g u id e lin e s ra n g e is in c o r r e c t. S ee G allv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 552 U
. S. 38, 49- 51 ( 200 7)
. M oreover, a court of ap pea l s i s gen eral l y w i t h ou tj u ri sdi ct i on t o revi ew ad is tr ic t c o u r t ’ s re fu s a l to g r a n t a d o w n w a r dd e p a r tu r e w h e n its d e c is io n is b a s e du p o n a d e te r m in a tio n t h a t ad e p a r tu r e w a s n o t w a r r a n te d
. Un i t ed S t ate s v. Hernan d ez , 4 5 7 F .3 d4 1 6 , 4 2 4 (5 t h C ir . 2 0 0 6 ). R e g a r d in gth e d is t r ic tc o u r t ’s
r e f us alt o i m po s e al e s s e r , no ngu i de l i ne s e nt e nc e , t he sentenc e i s w i t hi n t he a p p lic a b le g u i d e l in e ra n g e o f im p r is o n m e n t a n dis th e r e fo r e p r e s u m p tiv e ly
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. Se eUni t e d St at e s v . Campo s - Maldo nado , 53 1 F
. 3 d33 7 , 33 9 ( 5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 12 9 S . C t. 3 2 8 ( 2 0 0 8 ). T h e d i stri ct cou rt did n ot ab u se it s d is c r e tio n inim p o s in gas e n te n c e w ith in th e a p p lic a b le g u id e lin e ra n g e . S ee G a ll , 5 5 2 U .S . a t 5 1
. W e s ta r gue s t hat be c aus e Sav a w as no t i de nt i f i e d as t he v i c t i m unt i lt he m orn in go f

sentenci n g, i tw as not provi ded th e ri gh t s af f orded vic t i m s un der 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 7 7 1 (b )
. W e s t a r g u e s th a t h is d u e p r o c e s s rig h ts w e r e v io la te din th a t h e w o u ldh a v e b e n e fitt e dfr o m k n o w i n gth e id e n tit yo f th e a lle g e dv ic tim be f o r e he w as s e nt e nc e d. T h i s argum en ti s patently f rivol ou s. Secti on § 3771 specif i cal l y provi des th a t “ [a ] p e r s o n a c c u s e do f th e cr im e m a yn o t o b ta in a n yfo r m o f r e lie f u n d e rth is ch a p te r.” § 3 7 7 1 (d)(1). AF F I RMED. Case: 09-10612 Document: 00511055518 Page: 3 Date Filed: 03/18/2010