Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre Lewis, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-06-26
Citations: 69 F. App'x 598
Docket Number: Nos. 02-4515, 02-4516
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre Lewis, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 69
Pages: 598–599

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre Lewis, Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 02-4515, 02-4516.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted June 9, 2003.
Decided June 26, 2003.
Gregory P. Harris, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., United States Attorney, Eric William Ruschky, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In these consolidated appeals, Andre Lewis challenges his convictions and concurrent seventy-eight month sentences for conspiracy to conduct and attempt to conduct embezzlement and misapplication of credit union funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 657, 1956(a)(1) (2000) in No. 02-4515; and seven counts of knowingly and willfully misapplying moneys, funds, and credits belonging to the credit union, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3083 (2000) in No. 02-4516.
Lewis claims the district court erroneously increased his offense level by four levels because his offense "substantially jeopardized the safety and soundness of a financial institution." U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2Fl.l(b)(8)(A) (2000). He argues that the Government failed to show that the credit union's insolvency was a direct consequence of the offense because the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) wrote off the loans instead of making an effort to collect on them.
A district court's application of the Sentencing Guidelines is reviewed for clear error as to factual findings; legal determinations are reviewed de novo. United States v. Blake, 81 F.3d 498, 503 (4th Cir.1996). For a sentencing enhancement to apply, the government must prove the facts underlying the enhancement by a preponderance of the evidence. United States v. Hill, 322 F.3d 301, 307 (4th Cir. 2003).
Loan losses attributed to the offenses of conviction were $463,035.15. This loss exceeds the loan loss reserve and regular reserve by $131,263.15. Lewis failed to show that any of the loans deemed uncollectible by the NCUA were, in fact, collectible. Therefore, we conclude the district court properly found Lewis substantially jeopardized the safety and soundness of the credit union and affirm Lewis's sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.