Sentencing Memorandum — USA v. Suel et al (Dkt. 179, S.D. Cal.)

Summary

The government's sentencing memorandum in United States v. Leronce Suel, Case No. 23-CR-0965-RBM, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, filed April 4, 2025 as Document 179. It states that on September 17, 2024, after an eight-day trial, a jury convicted Suel of nine felony and two misdemeanor crimes related to COVID-19 relief fraud and tax evasion. The government asks for 108 months in custody, restitution of $1,773,245 to the SBA and $1,292,796 plus interest to the IRS, and a forfeiture judgment of $1,466,918 from the $2,421,345 in cash seized on June 23, 2022. It argues for a 16-point loss increase and enhancements for sophisticated means and an emergency disaster under USSG § 2B1.1(b)(12). It is signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney E. Christopher Beeler.

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