Savage
United States v. Savage
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Michael E. Savage appeals pro se the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Savage challenges his 210-month sentence imposed following his conviction for 89 counts of aiding and abetting mail fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud, international money laundering, laundering criminally derived property, aiding and abetting the making of false statements on a bank loan application, aiding and abetting obstruction of justice, making false statements, and submitting false tax returns, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 , 1341, 1343, 1956(a)(2)(A), 1956(a)(2)(B)(i), 1957, 1014, 1505, 1001, and 26 U.S.C. § 7206 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.
Savage contends that his sentence was imposed in violation of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), because the monetary amount used to enhance his sentence was not submitted to the jury or proven beyond a reasonable doubt. This contention is foreclosed by our decision in United States v. Sanchez-Cervantes, 282 F.3d 664, 667-71 (9th Cir.2002) (concluding that Apprendi does not apply retroactively to *958 eases on initial collateral review).…