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Loss amounts that may increase levels on the vertical scale:
Anyone can look at the United States Sentencing Commission website to get a better understanding of the sentencing guidelines. Section 2B1.1 includes information on how dollar amounts influencing sentencing.
- Base Offense Level: 7 if (A) the defendant was convicted of an offense referenced to this guideline; and (B) that offense of conviction has a statutory maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years or more; or
- 6, otherwise
- Specific offense characteristics: consult the table below, or click this link to access source material we used.
- A) $6,500 or less—there is no increase in the level
- B) Greater than $6,500—increase by 2
- C) Greater than $15,000—increase by 4
- D) Greater than $40,000—increase by 6
- E) Greater than $95,000—increase by 8
- F) Greater than $150,000—increase by 10
- G) Greater than $250,000—increase by 12
- H) Greater than $550,000—increase by 14
- I) Greater than $1,500,000—increase by 16
- J) Greater than 3,500,000—increase by 18
- K) Greater than 9,500,000—increase by 20
- L) Greater than 25,000,000—increase by 22
- M) Greater than $65,000,000—increase by 24
- N) Greater than $150,000,000—increase by 26
- O) Greater than $250,000,000—increase by 28
- P) More than $550,000,000—increase by 30
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