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Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-4757 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. MOHAMED BABAR SANGARIE, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District Judge. (8:09-cr-00020-JFM-1) Submitted: April 8, 2011 Decided: April 29, 2011 Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. John T. Riely, I, Bethesda,
Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-4757 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. MOHAMED BABAR SANGARIE, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District Judge. (8:09-cr-00020-JFM-1) Submitted: April 8, 2011 Decided: April 29, 2011 Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. John T. Riely, I, Bethesda, ..
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 10-4757
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MOHAMED BABAR SANGARIE,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District
Judge. (8:09-cr-00020-JFM-1)
Submitted: April 8, 2011 Decided: April 29, 2011
Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John T. Riely, I, Bethesda, Maryland; John O. Iweanoge, II, THE
IWEANOGES’ FIRM, PC, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Rod J.
Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Michael R. Pauze, Jonathan
Su, Assistant United States Attorneys, Greenbelt, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Mohamed Babar Sangarie was sentenced to twenty-four
months of imprisonment for twenty counts of aiding and abetting
false income tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2)
(2006). On appeal, he raises three issues: (1) whether
sufficient evidence supported his convictions; (2) whether the
district court erred by admitting into evidence Sangarie’s own
tax returns; and (3) whether imposition of Sangarie’s $100,000
fine was reversible error. For the reasons that follow, we
affirm.
First, viewing the evidence as required, Glasser v.
United States,
315 U.S. 60, 80 (1942), we find the jury’s
findings of guilt are supported by substantial evidence. United
States v. Alerre,
430 F.3d 681, 692-93 (4th Cir. 2005). Thus,
this claim fails.
Second, we find no clear abuse of discretion in the
district court’s decision to allow Sangarie’s own tax returns
into evidence. United States v. Russell,
971 F.2d 1098, 1104
(4th Cir. 1992) (stating review standard). We find no
reversible error by the district court under Fed. R. Evid. 403
or otherwise. United States v. Heyward,
729 F.2d 297, 301 n.2
(4th Cir. 1984) (noting that Rule 403 probative/prejudicial
balance struck by district court will not be overturned except
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under the most extraordinary of circumstances). Accordingly,
this claim fails.
Finally, Sangarie’s argument that he cannot afford the
$100,000 fine normally is reviewed for clear error. 18 U.S.C.
§ 3742(e) (West 2000 & Supp. 2010); United States v. Aramony,
166 F.3d 655, 665 (4th Cir. 1999). Because this issue is raised
for the first time on appeal, however, we review the issue only
for plain error. Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b); United States v.
Castner,
50 F.3d 1267, 1277 (4th Cir. 1995) (noting that,
because Appellants failed to object during sentencing to the
calculation of fines and restitution, they waived appellate
review absent plain error). Sangarie has failed to establish
the demanding burden of showing plain error on appeal. United
States v. Olano,
507 U.S. 725, 732-35 (1993); United States v.
Grubb,
11 F.3d 426, 440-41 (4th Cir. 1993). Thus, this claim
also fails.
Accordingly, we affirm Sangarie’s convictions and
sentence (which includes his fine). We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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