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In th is ap p ea l, C h arles M cC o rm ick c h all en g es h is sen tenc e o f 3 3 m o n ths f o r a t hr ee- countw i r e fr aud convi ct i on as unr eas onabl e. W e w i l l aff i r m t he s ent ence . T he fa ct s of t he under l y i ng cr i m e ar e w el l - know n t o t he part i es and w e w i l l not r epea tt hem her e. T he s ent ence i s w i t hi n t he r ange c al cul at ed undert he U . S. Sent enci ng G ui del i nes and t hatcal cul at i on i s notchal l enged. M cC or m i ck al s o conce des t hatt he cour ti dent i fi ed mi t i gat i ng fac t s as i tr ecount ed the fa ct or s i tw as r equi r ed t o cons i der under18 U . S. C . § 3553( a) . M cC or m i ck’ s ar gum ent , r ather , i s t hatt hatcons i der at i on w as for m ul ai c and thatt he courtpl ace d undo emphasi s on hi s cr i m i nal hi s t or yand the s er i ous nes s of t he off

ens e. W her e t he courthas s o cl ear l ycons i der ed the s t atut or yfac t or s and ci t ed t o t he sp e c if ic e v id e n c e o f

re c o rd f o r p o ten tial m iti g a tio n , itis d if f icu lt t o c o n c lu d e th e c o u rt d id notfol l ow pr operpr ocedur e. T hatt he courtw as m oved bypr i orcr i m i nal hi s t or yand the s er i ous nes s of t he off

ens e, nonethel es s , t o s el ecta s ent ence att he hi gh end of the gui del i ne r ange doe s notes t abl i s h an abus e of di s cr et i on. W e conc l ude thatt he s ent ence w as a rea so n ab le on e a n d w il l aff irm the D istri ct C o u rt ’s Ju d g m en t and C o n v ict ion O rde r.