What Will The Judge Consider When Determining To Increase My Sentence?

by markwieczorek on May 5, 2010

in Federal Crimes in Cincinnati Ohio, General Criminal Law Issues

  • A “base offense level” of 6-7 points will be the starting position.
    Certain quantities of points will be added in accordance with the value the improper benefit.
  • If your value exceeded $5000, the court can add from 2 to 30 points to your sentence, depending on the value of the fraud. For example, if the value of the fraud amounted to approximately $150,000, your “Offense Level” would be 18.
  • Between 2 – 6 points can be added depending on the number of victims there were.
  • Two points will be added if you were in the business of receiving stolen property, involved a trade secret, involved in certain specified misrepresentations, access devices, vehicle parts or cargo shipments etc.
  • Four points will be added if your conduct “jeopardized the soundness” of an institution

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