Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mauricio GOMEZ, German Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-01
Citations: 511 F. App'x 863
Docket Number: No. 11-13582
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mauricio GOMEZ, German Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, BLACK and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 511
Pages: 863–865

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mauricio GOMEZ, German Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 11-13582
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
March 1, 2013.
Jeanne Marie Mullenhoff, Wifredo A. Ferrer, William C. Healy, Armando Ros-quete, Kathleen Mary Salyer, Anne Ruth Schultz, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Curtis James Frush, Cable Langenbach Kinerk & Bauer, LLP, Seattle, WA, Gail M. Stage, Michael Caruso, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Lilly Ann Sanchez, Fowler White Burnett, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, BLACK and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.
Honorable Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellants Mauricio Gomez ("Gomez") and German Rodriguez ("Rodriguez") (collectively "Defendants") appeal their convictions and sentences imposed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Specifically, Defendants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their convictions and the district court's denial of their motion for judgment of acquittal or a new trial on the basis of an alleged Brady violation. Defendants also appeal their sentences, specifically challenging the district court's calculation of loss, denial of a "minor role" reduction, and application of a "sophisticated means" enhancement. Rodriguez also challenges the substantive reasonableness of his sentence.
The issues presented on appeal are as follows:
A. Evidence and guilt/innocence
(1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's finding that Defendants knowingly participated in a wire fraud scheme with the intent to defraud.
(2) Whether the evidence was sufficient to support Gomez's conviction on Count 18 for knowingly aiding and abetting Rodriguez in wire fraud.
(3) Whether the Government violated Brady by suppressing material exculpatory evidence, and if so, whether the district court abused its discretion in denying a new trial.
B. Sentencing
(4) Whether the district court clearly erred in calculating loss attributable to Defendants.
(5) Whether the district court clearly erred in declining to apply a "minor role" reduction for Defendants.
(6) Whether the district court clearly erred in applying a "sophisticated means" enhancement.
(7) Whether Rodriguez's 37-month sentence is substantively reasonable.
We review de novo whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction. United States v. Hasson, 333 F.3d 1264, 1270 (11th Cir.2003). We view the record in the light most favorable to the verdict, drawing all reasonable inferences and resolving all questions of credibility in favor of the government. Id.
We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion for new trial based on an alleged Brady violation. United States v. Brown, 441 F.3d 1330, 1350 (11th Cir. 2006). But see United States v. Jones, 601 F.3d 1247, 1266 (11th Cir.2010) (reviewing alleged Brady violation de novo).
We review for clear error the district court's calculation of loss, United States v. Naranjo, 634 F.3d 1198, 1206 (11th Cir. 2011), the district court's denial of a "minor role" reduction, United States v. Bernal-Benitez, 594 F.3d 1303, 1320 (11th Cir. 2010), and the district court's finding that a defendant used "sophisticated means," United States v. Robertson, 493 F.3d 1322, 1329-30 (11th Cir.2007).
We review the substantive reasonableness of a sentence for abuse of discretion. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 597, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). We first ensure that that the district court committed no procedural error in imposing the sentence. Id. at 51, 128 S.Ct. at 597. If the sentencing was procedurally sound, then we consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence and apply the deferential abuse-of-discretion standard. Id. at 51,128 S.Ct. at 597.
After reviewing the record, reading the parties' briefs, and having the benefit of oral argument, we conclude that there is no merit to any of the arguments Defendants make in this appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the Defendants' convictions and sentences.
AFFIRMED.
. Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963).