Opinion ID: 592262
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Heading: Angotti's Appeal

Text: 21 Angotti challenges the sentencing court's determination that he was accountable for the conspiracy's distribution of more than 500 grams of cocaine. The court determined that, as part of the conspiracy to which Angotti had pleaded guilty, Angotti was responsible for the 89 grams he sold to a confidential informant in May and June of 1990 and 861 grams he purchased from Cundari in the latter part of 1989. 4 Angotti concedes his accountability for the sales to the confidential informant, but contends there was insufficient proof that the purchases he made in 1989 were part of the same scheme. He also contends these purchases were for personal use and not for resale. 22 [A] district court must increase a defendant's base offense level to account for relevant conduct, which includes drugs from any acts that were part of the same course of conduct or common scheme or plan as the convicted offense, regardless of whether the defendant was charged with or convicted of carrying out those acts. United States v. Duarte, 950 F.2d 1255, 1263 (7th Cir.1991) (quotation omitted), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 174, 121 L.Ed.2d 120 (1992). At Angotti's sentencing hearing, Cundari testified that from April 1989 to June 1990 he regularly sold Angotti one to four ounces of cocaine per week, and that he told Angotti the identity of his suppliers. Angotti, who testified at his sentencing hearing, stated that he used some of the drugs personally but also indicated he sold enough of the drugs to raise money to repay Cundari. Sentencing Transcript at 55. Finally, the search of Angotti's home revealed items that are normally associated with the distribution of drugs--most notably, the officers discovered two digital gram scales, one of which was electronic. Based on these facts, the district court's determination that Angotti's participation in the conspiracy involved more than 500 grams of cocaine was not clearly erroneous and we affirm the district court.