United States v. Charles William McHan United States of America v. Charles William McHan

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• Defendant's work history, family ties and responsibilities, and extensive contribution to the town's economic well-being could not justify downward departure.
• community ties not relevant to departure decision when probation is not an option
• Defendant's work history, family ties and responsibilities, and extensive contribution to the town's economic well-being could not justify downwar d departure.
• defen- dant's work history, family ties and responsibilities, and extensive contributions to town's economic well-being could not justify down- ward departure
• no downward departure despite work history, family ties and responsibilities, plus sizable contributions to economic well-being of defendant’s town
• “[T]o allow any affluent offender 22 to point to the good his money has performed and to receive a downward departure from the calculated offense level on that basis is to make a mockery of the Guidelines.”

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