United States of America v. Craig Paul Wilcox

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CRAIG PAUL WILCOX,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10201
D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00256-LDG
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Lloyd D. George, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 17, 2015**
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Craig Paul Wilcox appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
the ten-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for Social
Security fraud, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(4). We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
FILED
FEB 26 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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Wilcox contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of
the nonviolent nature of his offense, his lack of prior felony convictions, and his
low risk of recidivism. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing
Wilcox’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The ten-
month sentence at the bottom of the Guidelines range is substantively reasonable in
light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the
circumstances, including the loss amount and the fact that Wilcox’s offense
continued for six years. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.
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