United States v. Kenneth A. Grimes and Diana McGlynn A/K/A Diana Lynn Hopkins, A/K/A Diana Lynn Grimes

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• holding that district court properly rejected application of fraud guideline, 2K1.4(a)(3), and properly applied 2K1.4(a)(2) in case involving defendant's effort to obtain insurance through arson where defendant created substantial risk of injury or death
• abuse of discretion to find defendants with “dismal” personal finances, such as judgments against them, closed checking accounts for numerous overdrafts, repossessed car, and $2200 monthly income, had ability to pay $128,279.05 in restitution
• an arson conviction can be based on circumstantial evidence

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