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ve rs us DARRYL STANLEY PAXTON, JR., Defen da nt -Ap pe ll an t.

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (J anua ry 10 , 20 12 ) Befo re TJ OFLAT, ED MONDSON an d P RYOR, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: The di stric t co urt co nv ic te d Darry l St an le y Pax to n, J r., on pl eas of g ui lt y , m ad e p ur su an t t o apl ea ag reem en t, t o a ll co un ts of a15 -co un t i nd ic tm en t: Co un ts1 t hr ou gh 6, wi re fraud , invi ol at io n o f 18 U.S.C. § 1 34 3; Co un ts 7 thr ou gh 10 ,

frau du le ntus e o f a So ci al Securit y nu m be r, in vi ol at io n o f 42 U.S.C. § 4 08 (a)( 7) (B); an d C ou nt s 1 1 t hr ou gh 15 , m on ey lau nd eri ng , invi ol at io n o f 18 U.S.C. § 1 95 7( a). The co urt the n s en te nc edPax to n t o c on cu rren t p ris on term s o f 84 m on th s o n C ou nt s 1 th ro ug h 6 an d 1 1 t hr ou gh 15 an d 6 0 m on th s o n C ou nt s 7 th ro ug h 1 0. The co urt i m po se d t he 84 m on th s’ sen te nc es at t he bo tt om th irdof 1 th e Gui de li ne s s en te nc e ran ge , 78 to 97 m on th s. Pax to n n ow ap pe al s the sen te nc es he rece iv edon Co un ts 1 thr ou gh 6 an d 1 1 th ro ug h 1 5 o n t he gro un d t ha t the y are p ro cedur al ly unr eas on ab le , to -wit : the di st ric t co urt i m

pr op erl y en ha nc edth e U.S.S.G. § 2 B1 .1 b as e o ffen se lev el (fo r th e 19 U.S.C. § 1 34 3 o ffen se ) by two l ev el s p ur su an t t o s pe ci al off en se ch arac te ris ti c § 2 B1 .1(b )(1 0) (C)( i) o n t he gro un d t ha t h e u se d afic ti ti ou s n am e to ob ta in ba nk lo an s an d l in es of c red itrathe r th ananactua l n am e. 2 Pax to n’s cl ai m

th atth e ch al le ng edsen te nc es are p ro cedur al ly unr eas on ab le fai ls be cau se Pax to n, i n p le ad in g g ui lt y , adm it te d t ha t h e u se d ava li d S oc ia l As part of

Pax ton’s sentenc es on Counts 1 through 6 a nd 11 through 15, the district 1 court orde red Paxton to m ake restitution i n the stipulated amount of $ 1,519,856. In deter mining the 78- 97 months Guidelines sentence rang e, the district cour t, adopting 2 the probation office’ s determination, fa shioned three groups: Counts 1-6, 7-10, and 11-15, a nd then grouped the se groups tog ether . The guidelines for Counts 1-6 embodied the specia l offense char acte ristic at issue her e and thus provide d the highest offe nse leve l in the case—for Counts 1- 6 and 11-15. 2Secu rit y

nu m be r to ob ta in cert ai n l oa ns ; the adm is si on was c on ta in edinth e fac tu al ba si s fo r hi s p le as of g ui lt y . In s ho rt, t he co urt ap pr op ria te ly app li edth e two -le ve l
en ha nc em en t p ro vi de d b y § 2 B1 .1(b )(1 0) (C)( i). Uni te d Sta tes v. Augu st e , 39 2 F.3 d 1 26 6, 1 26 8 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 4) ; ac co rd Uni te d Sta tes v. Will ia ms , 35 5 F .3d89 3, 89 8- 90 0 (6 th Cir . 20 03 ). Pax to n’s s en te nc es onCo un ts 1-6 an d 1 1- 15 are
acco rd in gl y AFFIR MED.

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