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

Heading: February 21, 2013, Sentencing Hearing

Text: At the February 12, 2013, sentencing hearing the district court determined that the pecuniary loss exceeded $1 million, and adjusted Arojojoye’s offense level accordingly. The district court also addressed additional sentencing guideline enhance‐ ments. The parties disagreed over whether Arojojoye was subject to enhancement for conduct as a manager or supervisor pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(b). Regarding this role in the offense enhancement, Arojojoye essentially conceded that he managed or supervised two people—co‐defendants Henderson and Kormoi—but argued that for the enhancement to apply, he must have managed at least five people. The district court rejected this interpretation of the guideline, and found that the enhancement applied here where Arojojoye supervised two participants in the course of a scheme which involved five or more participants. A final continuance was granted for the purpose of setting a final hearing on the remainder of the government’s proposed sentencing enhancements.