United States v. Robert H. Frank, Also Known as \Butch\ Frank, United States of America v. Lorin A. Ahlers

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• stating that to establish that a district court plainly erred in denying a motion for severance a defendant must first show the trial court abused its discretion
• concluding “that the evidence of prejudice and abuse of discretion adduced here by [the defendant] has not met this heavy burden”
• stating that to establish that a district court plainly erred in denying a motion for severance a defendant must first show the trial court abused its discretion
• enhancement appropriate where defendants “use[d] other individuals and businesses to conduct business on [a defendant‟s] behalf,” as well as a “shell entity”
• “We review the imposition of the enhancement for clear error. . . . We extend great deference to the district court’s decision to grant an enhancement for obstruction of justice.”

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