Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//August 5, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Ishaihu Harmelech

Case No.: 18-2169

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

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

A federal grand jury indicted Ishaihu Harmelech on two counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Harmelech pleaded guilty to the first count, and the government dismissed the remaining count. In pleading guilty, Harmelech, who owned and operated multiple cable installation companies, admitted to setting up hundreds of DIRECTV accounts under a fraudulent scheme and pocketing the money that should have been paid for servicing those accounts. He now appeals his sentence, arguing the district court erred in calculating DIRECTV’s losses and in applying a four-level sentencing enhancement pursuant to Sentencing Guideline § 3B1.1(a). Because we see no error in the district court’s loss calculation and sentencing determination, 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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