United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 01-3422
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United States of America,               *
                                        *
             Appellee,                  * Appeal from the United States
                                        * District Court for the
      v.                                * Western District of Missouri.
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Sandra Risher,                          *      [UNPUBLISHED]
                                        *
             Appellant.                 *
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                          Submitted: August 12, 2002
                              Filed: August 15, 2002
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Before LOKEN, BYE, and RILEY, Circuit Judges
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PER CURIAM.

       Sandra Risher pleaded guilty to making and uttering forged securities, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513. The district court1 increased Risher’s offense level by
2 levels for abuse of a position of private trust, granted her a downward departure,
and sentenced her to 15 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and
restitution in the amount of $273,525.95. On appeal, Risher argues that the district
court erred in applying the abuse-of-trust increase.


      1
      The HONORABLE GARY A. FENNER, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.
      We conclude that the district court did not err. See United States v. Baker, 

, 563 (8th Cir. 2000) (standard of review). The undisputed testimony of
Risher’s former employer at sentencing was sufficient to warrant application of the
increase. See United States v. Brelsford, 

, 272 (8th Cir. 1992).

      Accordingly, we affirm.

      A true copy.

             Attest:

                     CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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