KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Leonard Aron pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, based on two separate, fraudulent transactions. The district court sentenced him to 60 months imprisonment. At sentencing, Aron moved for a downward departure, which the district court denied. Because the district court recognized that it had the legal authority to depart downward but found that the facts of Aron's case did not warrant a departure,
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