U.S. v. KIPTA

No. 99-2500.

212 F.3d 1049 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melodie KIPTA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Parish (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terence MacCarthy, Sara L. Ellis (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WOOD, JR., RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Melodie Kipta pled guilty to one count of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. She was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment. On appeal, Kipta challenges the district court's determination of her sentence, arguing that the district court erred in calculating the amount of loss attributable to her fraudulent conduct.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1996, Kipta maintained two bank accounts, one at...

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