Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//May 20, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Nikesh A. Patel

Case No.: 18-1685

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

The government charged defendant‐ appellant Nikesh Patel with five counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, for his role in selling $179 million in fraudulent loans to an investment advisor. Patel pleaded guilty to all five counts and delayed his sentencing date for a year while he purported to help recover funds for the victims of his scheme. But, while on bond and just days before he was to be sentenced, Patel attempted to flee the United States and seek political asylum elsewhere; agents arrested him just before he boarded a chartered flight to Ecuador. The district court then sentenced Patel to 25 years’ imprisonment followed by 3 years’ supervised release. Patel appeals, arguing that his sentence is both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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