Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Craig Paul WILCOX, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-02-26
Citations: 594 F. App'x 403
Docket Number: No. 14-10201
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Craig Paul WILCOX, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 594
Pages: 403–404

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Craig Paul WILCOX, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-10201.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 17, 2015.
Filed Feb. 26, 2015.
John Gregory Damm, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, Elizabeth Olson White, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Monique Kirtley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Alina Maria Shell, Federal Public Defender’s Office Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Craig Paul Wilcox appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the ten-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for Social Security fraud, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(4). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Wilcox contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the nonviolent nature of his offense, his lack of prior felony convictions, and his low risk of recidivism. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Wilcox's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The ten-month sentence at the bottom of the Guidelines range is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including the loss amount and the fact that Wilcox's offense continued for six years. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publi- cation and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.