Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Erico DEOLIVEIRA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-04-11
Citations: 422 F. App'x 858
Docket Number: No. 09-15712
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Erico DEOLIVEIRA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 422
Pages: 858–859

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Erico DEOLIVEIRA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-15712.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 11, 2011.
Timothy R. Saviello, Law Offices of Tim Saviello, L.L.C., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Reuben Green, Lawrence R. Sommerfeld, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before MARTIN, FAY and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Erico Deoliveira appeals his sentence of 78 months' imprisonment, imposed after he pled guilty to laundering of monetary instruments, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(3)(B) and (C). Deoliveira argues on appeal the district court incorrectly calculated his loss amount by including $230,000 in funds based on his statement to a confidential informant that he had previously laundered that amount. Deoliveira also argues the district court clearly erred in applying the U.S.S.G. § 2S1.1(b)(3)(B) enhancement for using sophisticated means to launder funds, and his sentence is substantively unreasonable.
After careful review of the record and the parties' briefs, and having the benefit of oral argument, we affirm Deoliveira's sentence. The district court did not clearly err in calculating Deoliveira's loss amount, which was supported by corroborating evidence, nor did it clearly err in applying the sophisticated means enhancement based on Deoliveira's use of layering. Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion by sentencing Deoliveira to a within-guidelines sentence.
AFFIRMED.