Opinion ID: 3001994
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Heading: Substantial Cooperation

Text: The third issue is whether the within-guidelines sentence was reasonable given Arceo’s substantial cooperation with the government. We review a sentence for reasonableness under an abuse-of-discretion standard. United States v. Omole, 523 F.3d 691, 696 (7th Cir. 2008) (citing Gall v. United States, --- U.S. ----, 128 S. Ct. 586, 597 (2007)). A properly calculated within-guidelines sentence is presumed reasonable. Id. (citing Rita v. United States, --- U.S. ----, 127 S. Ct. 2456, 2462-63 (2007)). But this presumption may be rebutted by a showing that the sentence is unreasonable when considered against the § 3553(a) factors. United States v. Harvey, 516 F.3d 553, 556 (7th Cir. 2008). Arceo does not argue that the district court erred in calculating the applicable guidelines range. Nor does he dispute that he had an opportunity to identify the § 3553(a) factors that might warrant a non-guidelines sentence. The record shows that he did. The record also reflects the district court’s consideration of the § 3553(a) factors. Arceo’s objection is more pointed. He contends that his sentence was unreasonable because it did not adequately account for his substantial cooperation with law enforcement. In his view, he should have received a below- guidelines sentence. No. 07-3296 15 The district court did account for Arceo’s cooperation though. The court sentenced him at the low end of the guidelines range (108-135 months) instead of the mid-