UNITED STATES v. ABDELKOUI

No. 93-2081.

19 F.3d 1178 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Messaoud ABDELKOUI, also known as Mel, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty. and Haywood E. McDuffie (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Cr. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

William T. Huyck, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Messaoud "Mel" Abdelkoui, along with an accomplice, on eight counts of knowingly and unlawfully purchasing food stamps pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b). At his sentencing hearing, the district court increased Abdelkoui's offense level under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which resulted in a lengthier sentence. Abdelkoui challenges both his conviction and sentencing in the court below. We affirm.

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