U.S. v. Ghiassi

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 70-month term of incarceration on felon in possession of firearm charge, after finding that defendant was responsible for possession of eight or more firearms. Dist. Ct. could properly base said finding on testimony of: (1) special agent, who recounted statement made by co-defendant, who asserted that she had purchased eight firearms on behalf of defendant; and (2) defendant’s post-arrest statement indicating that co-defendant had purchased multiple guns for him. Fact that no govt. witness could independently verify that defendant ultimately possessed each of eight guns purchased by co-defendant did not require different result. Moreover, Dist. Ct. was not required to accept defendant’s statement that he possessed only two firearms, where defendant gave inconsistent statements regarding number of firearms he had actually possessed.