Dringle
United States v. Dringle
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Reece T. Dringle appeals the 24-month sentence imposed after her guilty-plea conviction for one count of making, uttering, and possessing counterfeited private securities, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513 (a). We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm.
Dringle contends that the district court erred in applying a two-level upward adjustment to her offense level for obstruction of justice under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1. She argues the court erred by finding that letters she forged and submitted to the court for consideration at sentencing were material to the outcome of the sentence. Dringle also alleges the court erred by imposing the adjustment without a finding of willfulness. We review the district court’s imposition of a sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 for clear error, United States v. Lofton, 905 F.2d 1315, 1316 (9th Cir.1990), and we find none.
The district court did not clearly err in its finding of materiality. As the court noted, if it had believed the forged letter from Brigette Dringle-Lechner to be true, this would have influenced the outcome of the sentence. See United States v. Maganar-Guerrero, 80 F.3d 398 , 400 (9th Cir.1996).…