Opinion ID: 773258
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Recent Amendment

Text: 23 The Sentencing Commission essentially codified this Circuit's approach by amending the Guidelines, effective November 1, 2000, to require a two-level enhancement [i]f the offense involved . . . (B) a misrepresentation or other fraudulent action during the course of a bankruptcy proceeding; or (C) a violation of any prior, specific judicial or administrative order, injunction, decree, or process not addressed elsewhere in the guidelines. U.S.S.G. § 2F1.1(b)(4) (2000). The commentary states, This amendment creates a separate and distinct basis for a two-level enhancement under the fraud guideline for a misrepresentation or false statement made in the course of a bankruptcy proceeding. U.S.S.G., Supplement to Appendix C, Amendment 597 (2000); see also Kennedy, 233 F.3d at 162-63 n.6.