United States of America v. Stephen Salvatore Intrieri

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
STEPHEN SALVATORE INTRIERI,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-30030
D.C. No. 9:13-cr-00019-DLC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 17, 2015**
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Stephen Salvatore Intrieri appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 30-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for
wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. 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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Intrieri contends that the district court erred by applying the sophisticated-
means enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(10)(C). We review the district
court’s interpretation of the Guidelines de novo and its factual findings for clear
error. See United States v. Tanke, 743 F.3d 1296, 1306 (9th Cir. 2014). The
district court did not err by applying the enhancement because Intrieri used
multiple aliases and set up a fake business in another jurisdiction to deceive his
victims. See U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1 cmt. n.9(B); Tanke, 743 F.3d at 1307-08
(enhancement may be imposed even when concealment efforts are not highly
complex).
AFFIRMED.
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