Opinion ID: 2708601
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: April 17, 2013, Sentencing Hearing

Text: At the April 17, 2013, sentencing hearing, Arojojoye objected (as he had done previously) to the PSR’s four‐level increase under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(2)(B). That increase was based on a broad definition of “victim” and provided for a four‐level increase where the scheme involved at least 50 individuals who had their means of identification used unlawfully and without authority. Over his objection, the 8 No. 13‐2224 district court included the four‐level enhancement in its guidelines calculation. The district court determined that the total offense level was 29, with a criminal history category of II resulting in an advisory guideline range of 97 to 121 months on Count 20. After acknowledging that Arojojoye utilized the four years he was on pre‐trial release “to remain within the bounds of the law and to make significant steps in his own rehabilitation,” the district court explained that it chose the sentence it would impose based on the § 3553(a) sentencing factors, rather than on a particular advisory guideline range. The district court then imposed a sentence of 85 months’ imprisonment on the bank fraud count (a below‐guidelines sentence) and 24 months on the identity theft count, to be served consecutively for a total sentence of 109 months. The remaining counts in the indictment were dismissed on the government’s motion. Arojojoye appeals his convictions and sentence.