USA v. Alwin Peterson, Jr.

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 15-15494
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 1:14-cr-00106-SCJ-LTW-4
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ALWIN PETERSON, JR.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(August 8, 2016)
Before WILSON, ROSENBAUM, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM:
Alwin Peterson, Jr., appeals his 145-month sentence, imposed after pleading
guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 1349. Briefly stated, Peterson traveled to different cities and states and was the
leader of the offense, accessed bank accounts by impersonating account holders,
and recruited runners to make withdrawals from compromised accounts. The
conduct in this case was sufficient to demonstrate that Peterson “intentionally
engaged in or caused the conduct constituting sophisticated means” per U.S.S.G.
§ 2B1.1(b)(10)(C). Therefore, the district court’s finding was not in clear error.
AFFIRMED.
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