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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

_____________

Nos. 09

- 3388, 09

- 3389

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Appellant/Cross

- Appellee,

v.

VINCENT J. FUMO,

Appellee/Cross

- Appellant.

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No. 09

- 33 90

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Appellant

,

v.RUTH ARNAO,

Appellee.

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On Appeal from the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (No. 0 6

- C R

- 00 319 ) District Judge: Honorable Ronald L. Buckwalter

Arg ued May 25, 2011

Before: FUENTES, GARTH, NYGAARD

, Circuit Judges

(Opinion Filed: August 23, 2011 )

Zane David Memeger , Esq.

Robert A. Zauzmer , Esq. [ARGUED]

John J. Pease , Esq. Office of United States Attorney 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250 Philadelphi a, PA 19106

Counsel for Appellant

/Cross

- Appellee

Samuel J. Buffone , Esq. [ARGUED] BuckleySandler LLP

1250 24 th St reet NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20037

Peter Goldberger, Esq.

50 Rittenhouse PlaceArdmore, PA 19003

Counsel for Appellee /Cross

- Appellan t Fumo

Patrick J. Egan, Esq. [ARGUED] Eric E. Reed, Esq.

Fox Rothschild LLP 2000 Market Street, 10 th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

Counsel for Appellee Arnao

O RDER AMENDING OPINION

FUENTES, Circuit Judge

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Opinion fi led on August 23, 2011 shall be amended. A new footnote # 12 will

be inserted on page number 59 at the end of the second paragraph under Section A. The text of the footnote is as

follows:

Arnao also joins in Fumo’s arguments opposing the

Government’s c ontention that the District Court erred in failing to apply a 2

- level sophisticated means enhancement with regard to the Citizens Alliance fraud. Because we find that the District Court abused its discretion in ruling that theCitizens Alliance fraud did not involve the use of sophisticated means, the same finding of abuse of discretion applies in Arnao’s sentence. Accordingly, the 2b1.1(b)(9)(C) additional enhancement of 2 levels applies in the Guideline

calculation for Arnao as well as Fumo.

The number ing of all subsequent footnotes shall be adjusted accordingly.

IT IS FURTHER HEREBY ORDERED that the opinion shall be amended to delete the next to last sentence in Section A on page 59 that reads “Because these revised

calculations create a loss that is greater than $1,000,000,

Arnao will receive a 2

- level increase in her base offense level under § 2B1.1(b)(I)” , and replace it with the following

sentence:

“ Because these revised calculations create a loss that is greater than $1 million, Arnao will recei ve an additional 2

- level increase (thereby totaling 16 levels) in her base offense level under §2B1.1(b)( I )

. ”

By the Court,

/s/ Julio M. Fuentes Circuit JudgeDATED: September 15, 2011

tmk/cc: Peter Goldberger, Esq. Dennis J. Cogan, Esq. Samuel J. Buffone, Esq. Robert A. Zauzmer, Esq. John J. Pease, III, Esq. Edwin J. Jacobs, Jr., Esq. Stephen F. Funk, Esq. Patrick J. Egan, Esq.