U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 23, 2013
9th Circuit upholds 22-year sentence in fraud case
A man who stole $31.4 million by lying to Vanguard Public Foundation donors deserved his 22-year sentence for misrepresenting that he acted on behalf of a charitable organization, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A businessman who stole $31.4 million by lying to Vanguard Public Foundation donors deserved his 22-year sentence for misrepresenting that he acted on behalf of a charitable organization, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
Though the unanimous opinion only addressed the properness of the upward sentencing enhancement, the three-judge panel tossed out the rest of Samuel "M...
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