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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Oct ob er 2 1, 2 01 0) Befo re TJ OFLAT, BLACK andPRYOR, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: App eal No. 1 0- 11 27 3 s te m s fr om a So uthe rnDis tri ctof F lo rid a in di ctm en t ch arg in g Tychel laLetre inRo bi ns on an d P atric Vana sh ay e Jo hn so n wi th co ns pi racy to u se in te rs ta te wire s an d m ai l s erv ic es to op enbankacco un ts with the pe rs on al id en ti fic at io n i nf orm at io n o f th irdpa rti es , invi ol at io n o f 18 U.S.C. §§ 13 41 , 13 43 , and13 44 , with s ev eral subs tant iv e m ai l,wi re, an d b an k fr au d o ffen se s, an d wi th ag gr av at edid en ti ty the ft, i n v io la ti on of 1 8 U.S.C. § 10 28 (a)( 1) . App eal No. 1 0- 11 26 6 s te m s fr om a So ut he rnDis tri ctof F lo rid a in fo rm at io n c ha rg in g

2Ro bi ns on with c on sp ira cy to us e in te rs ta te s wi re an d m ai l s erv ic es to op enba nk , de bi t, an d c red itcard s u si ng st ol enid en ti ti es , invi ol at io n o f 18 U.S.C. §§ 13 41 , 13 42 , 13 43 , and13 44 . Purs ua ntto a pl ea ag reem en t co ve rin g b ot h c as es , Ro bi ns on pl edgu il ty to the co ns pi racy char ge d i n b ot h c as es an d t o t wo co un ts of ba nkfrau d, an d t wo co un ts of a gg rav at edid en ti ty the ft i n t he fir stcas e. The di st ric t co urt, i n turn, s en te nc edhe r to pri so n a s fo ll ows : co nc urren t t erm s o f 51 m on th s o n t he two co ns pi racy char ge s an d o n t he two ba nkfrau d c ou nt s an d co ns ecu ti ve 24 m on th s’ term s o n t he ag gr av at edid en ti ty the ft c ou nt s, fo r a t ot al te rm of i m pr is on m en t o f 99 m on th s. Ro bi ns onno w app eal s h er s en te nc es . Ro bi ns on co nt en ds th athe r to ta l s en te nc e o f 99 m on th s i s unr eas on ab le be cau se th e d is tri ctco urt d idno t ad equa te ly andpro pe rly con si de r th e se nt en ci ng fact or s o f 18 U.S.C. § 3 55 3( a) o r th e arg um en ts sh e ad dr es se d t o tho se fact or s. In pa rti cu lar, sh e co nt en ds th atth ere i s an un warrant eddi sp ari ty betweenhe r se nt en ce an d t ha t o f he r co -co ns pi rat oran d t ha t a s en te nc e atth e lo w-en d o f he r Gui de li ne s s en te nc in g ra ng e an d c on cu rren t s en te nc es on th e ag gr av at edid en ti ty th eftco un ts wou ldha ve be ensu ffi ci en t, b utno t g reat er tha n n eces sary to co m pl y with t he pu rp os es of § 35 53 (a). W e rev ie w “ al l s en te nc es —wh ethe r in si de , justou ts id e, or si gn ifi can tl y ou ts id e th e Gui de li ne s ra ng e—u nd er a d efer en ti al ab us e-o f-d is cret io n s tand ard .” 3Uni te d Sta tes v. Li ves ay , 52 5 F .3d10 81 , 10 90 (11 th Cir . 20 08 ) (quo ta ti on

om itte d) . Purs ua ntto Gal l v. Un it ed Stat es , 55 2 U.S. 3 8, 1 28 S.Ct . 58 6, 1 69 L.Ed.2 d 4 45 (20 07 ), we m us t re vi ew th e se nt en ci ng pro ces s fo r bo th pro cedur al erro r an d s ub st an ti ve reas on ab le ne ss . Li ves ay , 52 5 F .3dat 1 09 1. Pro cedur al erro rs oc cur whe n t he di st ric t co urt fa il s t o c al cu la te or i m pr op erl y cal cu la te s the Gui de li ne s s en te nc in g ra ng e, tr eat s the Gui de li ne s as m an da to ry , fai ls to co ns id er th e § 35 53 (a) fa ct or s, s el ect s a s en te nc e b as edon cle arl y erro ne ou s fa ct s, o r fai ls to ex pl ai n a de qu at el y

th e ch os ensen te nc e. Id

. A sen te nc in g ju dg e “ sh ou ldsetforth en ou gh to sat is fy th e ap pe ll at e co urt th athe ha s co ns id eredth e p art ie s’ arg um en ts an d h as a reas on edba si s fo r ex erci si ng hi s o wn l eg al de ci si on m ak in g aut ho rity .” Rita v . Uni te d Sta tes , 55 1 U.S. 33 8, 3 56 , 12 7 S .Ct. 2 45 6, 2 46 8, 1 68 L.Ed.2d20 3 (2 00 7) . A sen te nc in g ju dg e is no t re qu ire d t o s ta te expr es sl y on th e rec or d wh ic h, i f an y , § 3 55 3( a) fa ct or s were co ns id eredinde te rm in in g asen te nc e. Uni te d Sta tes v. Or ti z-Delg ado , 45 1 F.3 d 7 52 , 75 8 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 6) . Rath er, “ anackno wled gm en t b y th e d is tri ctco urt th atitha s co ns id eredth e d efen da nt ’s arg um en ts an d t he [st atut ory ] fact or s i n se ct io n 3 55 3( a) i s s uf

fic ie ntun de r Boo ker .” Uni te d Sta tes v. Ta ll ey , 43 1 F .3d [ 1 ] 78 4, 7 86 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ); se e a ls o Ri ta , 55 1 U.S. at35 8, 1 27 S.Ct . at 2 46 9 United States v. Book

er , 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.C t. 738, 160 L .Ed.2d 621 (2005). 1 4(h ol di ng th ata br ie f ex pl an at io n o f th e se nt en ci ng de ci si onwas s uf fic ie nt , inpa rt, be cau se th e rec or d s ho wedth atth e d is tri ctco urt co ns id eredth e d efen da nt ’s supp orti ng ev id en ce). W e ex am in e subs tant iv e rea so nabl en es s “ un de r anab us e o f di sc ret io n st an da rd , tak in g i nt o a cco un t the to ta li ty of th e ci rcu m st an ces .” Li ves ay , 52 5 F .3d at10 91 (qu ot at io ns om it te d) . Our rea so nabl en es s re vi ew is de fere nt ia l, an d requi res us to “ ev al ua te whet he r th e se nt en ce i m po se d b y th e d is tri ctco urt fa il s t o ach ie ve th e p ur

po se s o f se nt en ci ng as s ta te d i n s ect io n 3 55 3( a).” Ta ll ey , 43 1 F .3d at78 8. “ [T]here i s a r an ge of r eas on ab le sen te nc es fro m whi chth e d is tri ctco urt m ay ch oo se .” Id. The p arty

ch al le ng in g t he sen te nc e “be ars th e b ur de n o f es tabl is hi ng th atth e se nt en ce was un reas on ab le inli gh t o f [the ] reco rdan d t he fact or s i n s ect io n 3 55 3( a).” Id. A sen te nc e m ay be subs tant iv el y

un reas on ab le if a di st ric t co urt u nju st ifi ab ly reli edon an y on e § 35 53 (a) fa ct or , fai le d t o c on si de r pe rti ne nt§ 3 55 3( a) fa ct or s, s el ect edth e se nt en ce ar bi tra ril y , or b as edth e se nt en ce on im pe rm is si bl e fac to rs . Uni te d Sta tes v. Pugh , 51 5 F .3d11 79 , 11 91 -9 2 (1 1t h Ci r. 20 08 ). Altho ug h asen te nc e wit hi n t he Gui de li ne s s en te nc in g ra ng e is no t pe r se reas on ab le , we hav e st at edth atwe wou ldord in ari ly exp ectsu cha se nt en ce t o be reas on ab le . Se e Ta ll ey , 43 1 F .3dat 7 87 -8 8; se e a ls o Ri ta , 55 1 U.S. at34 7, 1 27 S.Ct . at 2 46 2- 63 (no ti ng th ata se nt en ce wi th in th e p ro pe rly calc ul at edGui de li ne s 5ran ge “ si gn ifi can tl y in crea se s the li ke li ho odth atth e se nt en ce i s a r eas on ab le on e.”). Purs uantto § 3 55 3( a), the sen te nc in g ju dg e sh al l i m po se a se nt en ce

“ su ffi ci en t, b utno t g reat er tha n n eces sa ry ,” to co m pl y with t he pu rp os es of se nt en ci ng . 18 U.S.C. § 3 55 3( a). Nam el y , th e p ur po se s o f se nt en ci ng in cl ud e th e ne edfor th e se nt en ce t o re fle ctth e se rio us ne ss of t he off en se , pro m ot e res pe ctfor th e la w, pro vi de jus t p un is hm en t fo r th e o ffen se , det er cr im in al co nduc t, p ro te ct th e p ub li c fro m

futur e cri m es of t he de fen da nt , andpro vi de th e d efen da ntwith ne ed ededuc at io na l o r vo cat io na l trai ni ng or m ed ic al care . Id. § 3 55 3( a)(2 ). The jud ge m us t al so co ns id er the fol lo win g fa ct or s i n d et erm in in g apa rti cu lar se nt en ce: th e n atur e an d c irc um st an ces of t he off en se an d the hi st ory

an d ch arac te ris ti cs of t he de fen da nt , th e k in ds of s en te nc es av ai labl e, th e ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge , th e p ert in en t p ol ic y st at em en ts of t he Sen te nc in g C omm is si on , th e ne edto av oi d u nwa rran te d s en te nc in g d is pa rit ie s, an d t he ne edto pro vi de res ti tu ti on to vi ct im s. Id. § 3 55 3( a)(1 ), (3 )-(7 ). The wei gh t ac co rd edto th e § 3 55 3( a) fa ct or s i s wi th in th e d is tri ctco urt’s d is cret io n. Se e Uni te d Sta tes v. Clay , 48 3 F .3d73 9, 7 43 (11 th Cir . 20 07 ). A sen te nc e wit hi n t he Gui de li ne s s en te nc in g ra ng e n eces sa ril y acco un ts for th e n eedto av oi d u nwa rran te d s en te nc in g d is pa rit ie s b ecau se th e Sen te nc in g 6Co m

m is si on co ns id eredth atfact orinset ti ng th e se nt en ci ng ran ge s. Gal l , 52 2 U.S. at 5 4, 1 28 S.Ct . at 5 99 . Mor eo ve r, “ [d ]isp ari ty betweenth e se nt en ces im po se d o n c od efen da nt s i s g en eral ly notanap pr op ria te ba si s fo r rel ie f on ap pe al ” be cau se a se nt en ce ad

jus tm en t o n t ha t b as is co ul d c reat e unwa rran te d d is pa rit ie s be twee n the sen te nc e im

po se d o n t he de fen da ntan d t ho se im po se d o n s im il ar de fen da nt s i n o th er ca se s. Uni te d Sta tes v. Reg ue ir o , 24 0 F .3d13 21 , 13 25 -2 6 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 1) . W e co nc lu de th atRo bi ns on ’s to ta l s en te nc e o f 99 m on th s i s re as on ab le . Fi rs t, the sen te nc e is pro cedur al ly reaso nabl e b ecau se th e d is tri ctco urt co rrec tl y cal cu la te d t he Gui de li ne s s en te nc in g ra ng e, tr eat edth e Gui de li ne s as advi so ry , and co ns id eredth e § 35 53 (a) s en te nc in g fa ct or s. Sec on d, b as edon th e to ta li ty of th e ci rcu m st an ces , Rob in so n’s s en te nc e, whi chis withi n the sen te nc in g ra ng e, is subs tant iv el y

reas on ab le . Bas edon Ro bi ns on ’s con du ct , whi chin cl ud edth atsh e: (1 ) us edst ol enid en ti ti es to ob ta in pa y da y lo an s, o pe n fr au du le nton li ne bank acco un ts with m

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for cred itcard s; (2) to okou t p ay da y lo an s fo r ei gh t t o 1 5 p eo pl e p er weekfortwo y ears ; (3 ) su cces sf ul ly ope ne d ap pr ox im at el y

fiv e fraudul en t b an k a cco un ts pe r weekfro m Octo be r 20 08 un ti l Ja nu ary 20 09 ; (4 ) ha d o ve r 30 0 v ic ti m s, i nc lu di ng two ba nk s; (5) was re sp on si bl e fo r a l os s amoun t o f ov er $ 1,2 00 ,00 0; an d (6 ) co nt in ue d t o u se st ol enid en ti ty 7in fo rm at io n t o o bt ai n p ay day lo an s an d o pe n fr au du le ntba nkacco un ts aft er s he was arre st edinJan ua ry

20 09 , a to ta l s en te nc e atth e h ig h- en d o f th e se nt en ci ng ran ge forth e co ns pi racy andba nkfrau d a ndco ns ecu ti ve sen te nc es forag gr av at ed id en ti ty the ft we re s uf

fic ie nt , bu t n otgre at er tha n n eces sa ry , to pro m ot e res pe ctfor th e la w, det er cr im in al co nduc t, an d p ro te ctth e p ub li c fro m futur e cri m es by Ro bi ns on . Mor eo ve r, Ro bi ns on ha s fa il edto de m on strat e th atan y di sp ari ty be twee n h er t ot al sen te nc e an d h er co -co ns pi rat or ’s sen te nc e is un reas on ab le , es pe ci al ly giv enth atth e Gui de li ne s ac co un t fo r th e n eedto av oi d unwa rran te d se nt en ci ng di sp ari ti es .

Ro bi ns on ’s sen te nc es , as i m po se d, ar e acc or di ng ly AFFIRMED.

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