Opinion ID: 3046655
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Heading: Indictment and Sentencing

Text: In August 2006, a federal grand jury indicted Dullum on one count of mail fraud and one count of bank fraud. He pled guilty to both counts. The Presentence Report prepared by the Probation Office (the “PSR”) calculated Dullum’s total federal Sentencing Guidelines offense level under the U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual (hereinafter “Guidelines” or “U.S.S.G.”) as follows: 6 Base offense level 7 Loss of $39,254.11 +6 Vulnerable Victim +2 Abuse of Trust +2 Obstruction of Justice +2 Acceptance of Responsibility -3 — Total Offense Level 16 The PSR set Dullum’s advisory Guidelines range at 21 to 27 months’ imprisonment. At the sentencing hearing, Dullum objected to all four Guidelines enhancements, arguing that this total offense level should be 8 (7 plus, as noted below, 4 for the loss less 3 for acceptance of responsibility). The District Court overruled his objections. The Court adopted the PSR except for the recommended three-level acceptance-of-responsibility deduction. In accord with the Government’s position, it found that Dullum’s post-plea statements failed to show that he truly accepted responsibility. It awarded him only a one-level reduction for avoiding a trial and pleading guilty. Thus, his total offense level was 18, with an advisory Guidelines range of 27 to 33 months’ imprisonment. The Court discussed the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and then sentenced Dullum to 28 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release, along with $29,253.76 in restitution and a $40,000 fine. 7