United States v. Angel L. Martinez-Rios, Sr., Abraham Garcia, and Richard Danziger

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• noting that error “undoubtedly ‘affected substantial rights’ within the meaning of Rule 52, because it resulted in [the defendant’s] receiving a longer sentence than the District Court intended to give him”
• finding witness testimony that close corporations would normally treat payments to officers as salary \doubtful\
• finding witness testimony that close corporations would normally treat payments to officers as salary “doubtful”
• refusing, in plain error case, to apply Bermingham because the district court’s remarks suggested that it would have sentenced defendant to a lower term had the correct, lower range been applied
• finding clerical error which increased defendant's sentence by several months to affect substantial rights
• although it was unclear whether correcting error would have any effect on sentencing level, remand was required under plain error analysis

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