Defendant pleaded guilty to making a materially false statement in a matter within U.S. jurisdiction in connection with his accepting payments in exchange for falsely representing that a registered sex offender lived at his address. On appeal, defendant argued that the district court improperly used a sentencing guideline applicable where the matter relates to “sex offenses” under named laws. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the false statement was in a matter relating to the failure to register as a sex offender and that the sentencing guideline clearly applied to that situation and that there was no caselaw indicating that the sex offense in question was required to be the defendant’s own sex offense. (JACKSON-AKIWUMI and LEE, concurring)
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing