United States v. Chip Don Goldeen, II

19 F.3d 30 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chip Don GOLDEEN, II, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 93-10365, 93-10373. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1994. * Decided March 9, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Chip Goldeen, II appeals from the sentence imposed on him following his plea of guilty to multiple counts of bank fraud and making false statements to a bank. We affirm. 3 The district court did not err in applying a leadership enhancement under U.S.S.G. Sec. 3B1.1(a). Goldeen was the leader of an extensive operation. He was the owner of the five businesses used in the check kiting scheme, and the other person criminally involved, Claire Dietz, was his employee. Even though only two people were criminally involved, the scheme utilized the services of numerous innocent people, including employees of the banks that were victimized. A…