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Thats all he got out of me too and I also want to thank Betty for keeping us informed..

Joe

From:  "billinwales48@tiscali.co.uk" <billinwales48@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To:  resoguit-l@elistas.com
To:  <resoguit-l@elistas.com>
Subject:  Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Boze Update as of 5/14/07 - watch for sentencing letter
Date:  Mon, 14 May 2007 20:54:54 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
>Betty, Great stuff keeping us informed. I live in the UK Boze only got
>a magazine subsription out of me. Bill W
>
> >----Original Message----
> >From: bettywheeler@gmail.com
> >Date: 14/05/2007 20:00
> >To: "Resoguit-L"<RESOGUIT-L@ELISTAS.COM>
> >Subj: [RESOGUIT-L] Boze Update as of 5/14/07 - watch for sentencing
>letter
> >
> >I spoke with the prosecutor and postal inspector (agent) today to get
>more
> >information on the status of the Boze case.  First, there is no plea
> >agreement; Boze has agreed to plead guilty to the same charge, felony
>mail
> >fraud, that was originally filed against him.  So there will be no
>reduction
> >in the charge.  He will enter this plea before the magistrate judge
>on
> >Wednesday, and the judge will order a presentence report (PSR) to be
> >prepared for use in the judge's sentencing decision, which will be
>due in a
> >couple of months.
> >
> >We can anticipate a sentencing date to be set for approx. 3 months
>from
> >now.  The federal sentencing guidelines are built around a type of
>point
> >system, with a base offense level of a certain number, and then the
> >potential for the addition or subtraction of points based on a lot of
> >different factors.  Boze will receive a 3 point reduction as a result
>of his
> >guilty plea.
> >
> >Neither the prosecutor nor the agent could give me a read at this
>point as
> >to where Boze would likely end up with respect to sentencing.  Two of
>the
> >biggest factors in addition to the base offense level (7 points, if
>I'm
> >reading the guidelines correctly) are the total losses resulting from
>Boze's
> >conduct (6 points if more than $30,000; 8 points if more than
>$70,000; the
> >next level if $120K, which I don't believe is likely to apply here),
>and the
> >number of victims involved in the offense (2 points if 10 or more; 4
>points
> >if 50 or more, with the next jump occurring at 250 or more).  There
>are
> >other factors as well, with the main one applying to this case, as I
> >understand it, being the 3-point reduction because of the guilty
>plea.  So a
> >semi-educated guess on my part would be that, depending on the total
>amount
> >of losses and victims documented in this case, Boze could end up with
> >something in the range of 15-19 points before the 3 point reduction;
>that
> >would put him in this sentencing range:  if 15 points, 18-24 months;
>if 19
> >points, 30-37 months.  The three point reduction would affect that as
> >follows:  if 12 points, 10-16 months; if 16 points, 21-27 months.  I
> >emphasize, however, that this is just a quick, informal estimate, not
> >anything from any of the officials involved.
> >
> >The PSR is done by an office called the probation office, even though
>that's
> >a sort of misnomer with respect to this work, since probation isn't
>what is
> >at issue.  All of the victims who are documented in the case -- those
>of you
> >who have been getting the letters notifying you of the trial date and
>the
> >rearraignment and plea date -- should be receiving a letter from the
> >probation office, giving you the opportunity to "tell your story" as
>part of
> >the preparation of the PSR.  I would encourage each of you to PLEASE
>respond
> >when you get this letter, and send in your story, so that the PSR
>will be as
> >strong as possible in terms of representing the full range of victim
> >experience.  A restitution order is also typically seen in this type
>of
> >case, so I would also encourage victims to mention restitution in
>their
> >communication to the probation office with respect to the PSR.
> >
> >Meanwhile, it is likely that Boze will continue to be held in federal
> >custody pending the sentencing date, since if anything, the entry of
>a
> >guilty plea is considered to make him more of a flight risk.
> >
> >Bottom line:  Boze will end up with a felony mail fraud conviction on
>his
> >record; he will likely be sentenced to prison for some period of time
> >(possibly in the 21-27 months range, but that's a guess) and will
>likely be
> >ordered to make restitution to his victims.
> >
> >I'd like to thank all the victims who persevered through this case
>and took
> >the actions necessary to support this prosecution.  I also thanked
>the
> >prosecutor and agent for their work on this case, because I believe
>they
> >have done a good job and are getting a good result.
> >
> >--Betty
> >
> >
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