WARNER, Judge.
Over the objection of the state, the trial court entered a downward departure sentence upon appellee's plea to racketeering and organized fraud based upon a scheme whereby telemarketers offered telephone callers non-existent overseas jobs for a fee. Because there was no evidentiary basis for the departure sentence, we reverse.
Prior to entering a plea, appellee moved for a downward departure sentence, asserting that he was "a relatively minor...
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