Jones

MEMORANDUM **

Gary William Jones appeals his sentence of 46 months imposed following his guilty plea to wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm.

Jones contends that the district court relied upon improper factors in departing upward based on its finding that Jones’s criminal history was under-represented pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4A1.3. Reviewing de novo, see United States v. Phillips, 356 F.3d 1086, 1099 (9th Cir.2004), we conclude that the *204 district court properly determined that Jones’s criminal history category of IV significantly under-represented the seriousness of his criminal history and the likelihood of recidivism. See United States v. Connelly, 156 F.3d 978, 983-85 (9th Cir.1998). Thus, the district court’s decision to depart was appropriate. See id. at 984-85 .

Jones further contends that the extent of the departure by the district court was unreasonable. We disagree. Jones’s long history of fraudulent conduct is atypical as compared with other defendants in category IV. Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion in departing two levels to category…