U.S. v. Collins

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 10-2576
Decision Date: 
April 22, 2011
Federal District: 
N.D. Ind., Hammond Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 108-month term of incarceration on multiple charges of misusing Social Security numbers, and aggravated identity theft that involved scheme in which defendant and others obtained personal information to facilitate purchases of items that would eventually be resold. Dist. Ct. could properly impose two consecutive sentences on two separate charges of aggravated identity theft, and overall sentence was reasonable given number of victims, extensive nature of defendant's planning, and harm visited on victims of identity theft. Ct. rejected defendant's claim that sentence was unreasonable in light of his medical impairments, as well as his stated apology to victims.