United States v. Cedric Roberson
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Cedric Roberson appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 22-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to defraud the government, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
Roberson contends that the district court clearly erred when it applied a three-level aggravating role enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(b). Roberson argues that the record does not support a finding that he served as either a manager or supervisor because there was no evidence to show that he directed, managed or supervised any other participant in the offense. Contrary to Roberson’s contention, the record reflects that he recruited and supervised others in the commission of the offense. Therefore, the court did not clearly err in applying the adjustment. See United States v. Riley, 335 F.3d 919, 929 (9th Cir.2003)(aggravating role enhancement is warranted where the defendant was “responsible for organizing others for the purpose of carrying out the crime”)(internal quotations omitted); United States v. Egge, 223 F.3d 1128, 1131 (9th Cir.2000)(stating standard of review).