Opinion ID: 702150
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Bontrager's Role-In-The-Offense Enhancement

Text: 20 The district court imposed a two-level enhancement for Bontrager's role as an organizer or leader of the conspiracy. See U.S.S.G. Sec. 3B1.1(c). Bontrager argues that no record evidence supports this enhancement. We review for clear error. United States v. Monroe, 943 F.2d 1007, 1019 (9th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 112 S. Ct. 1585 (1992). 21 The district court imposed the organizer or leader enhancement on the basis of its factual findings that Bontrager concocted the scheme, recruited Fisher, was more active in concealing VPI's income than Fisher, and benefitted most from hiding income. The record does not demonstrate that these factual findings were clearly erroneous. See United States v. Alonso, 48 F.3d 1536, 1545 (9th Cir. 1995) (an organizer or leader enhancement requires a showing that the defendant exercised some control over others involved in the commission of the offense or [was] responsible for organizing others for the purpose of carrying out the crime.) (internal quotation omitted). 22 AFFIRMED.