Federal criminal law makes it a crime to distribute or possess digital images of minors engaged in sexual activity, an offense commonly known as possession of child pornography. According to this case, a person who is identified in the child in a child pornographic image may be considered a victim…
In United States v. Ghertler, the defendant pled guity to a federal criminal indictment charging federal crime of fraud against seven victim companies. The Presentence Investigation Report included relevant conduct that the defendant committed fraud on a total of 14 companies. The defendant appealed the sentence, objecting to the loss…