Pleas & Sentencing – Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//March 12, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Vance White

Case No.: 17-1131

Officials: KANNE, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Pleas & Sentencing – Sentencing Guidelines

Vance White participated in a wire fraud scheme and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and one count of aggravated identity theft, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). The district court calculated White’s Sentencing Guidelines range based on the amount of loss caused by the entire scheme over four years. During most of that time, though, White was in prison. We conclude that White’s guilty plea did not admit his involvement from the outset of the scheme. No other evidence in the record provides sufficient support to hold White responsible for the entire duration. We therefore vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing.

Vacated and Remanded

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