Tag Archives: Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Sixth Circuit Grants Ponzi Swindler New Sentencing

Despite characterizing the result as “unseemly,” a panel of the Sixth Circuit in United States v. Snelling nonetheless reduced the sentencing guideline range for a swindler who presided over a nearly $9 million Ponzi scheme.  Relying on commentary added to the Sentencing Guidelines in 2001, the panel concluded that Snelling should have received credit for … Continue Reading

SUPREME COURT, IN FIVE-FOUR DECISION, REVERSES SIXTH CIRCUIT IN CRIMINAL CASE

The Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Freeman v. United States, which reversed an unpublished decision by the Sixth Circuit regarding the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.  The case involved a retroactive guideline change that addressed the disparity in penalties between crack cocaine and powder cocaine.  Mr. Freeman sought to obtain a sentence reduction based … Continue Reading
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