Opinion ID: 2809234
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Gammage’s Objections to the PSI

Text: Gammage filed a sentencing memorandum raising four objections to the PSI, only two of which are relevant to this appeal. 1 First, Gammage objected to the § 2B1.1(b)(2)(B) enhancement for an offense involving at least 50 victims. According to Gammage, the actual number of victims was 39. Gammage reached this number by calculating the restitution owed to each victim “through a review and reconciliation of client files, bank records, and other discovery material produced by the Government.” He presented his calculation in a two-column chart identifying the 39 clients to whom he contended some amount of restitution was still owing, as well as the specific amount that he contended each client was owed at that time. Each of the 39 individuals listed in Gammage’s chart were also identified in the four-column chart in the PSI. Second, Gammage objected to the § 2B1.1(b)(10)(C) enhancement for an offense involving sophisticated means. Gammage argued his scheme was “about as unsophisticated as it gets,” explaining: While Gammage victimized many people [over] the course of years, no intricate planning was involved. No shell corporations were used. No offshore accounts concealed funds. No fraudulent identification papers were created or used. No other people were required to further the scheme. He did not make us[e] of any hidden accounts. He simply deposited settlement checks into his trust account, lied about 1 In his sentencing memorandum, Gammage also argued the total restitution amount is $1,312,375.84 and requested a downward variance based on the factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553. These objections are not relevant to this appeal. 8 Case: 13-13605 Date Filed: 06/17/2015 Page: 9 of 14 possessing those funds to clients, and used those funds for his own purposes. When clients became suspicious, he did not create a false paper trail or recruit third parties to aid in his deception, he merely provided an amount of cash to each victim to alleviate their fears, referring to it as an “advance” or “interest free loan.”