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U.S.S.G. § 8C2.6

Minimum and Maximum Multipliers

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Using the culpability score from §8C2.5 (Culpability Score) and applying any applicable special instruction for fines in Chapter Two, determine the applicable minimum and maximum fine multipliers from the table below.
Culpability 
Score   		Minimum
Multiplier		Maximum
Multiplier
   
10 or more2.004.00
91.803.60
81.603.20
7 1.402.80
6 1.202.40
51.002.00
40.801.60
30.601.20
20.400.80
10.200.40
0 or less 0.05 0.20.

 

Commentary

Application Note:

1.      A special instruction for fines in §2R1.1 (Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing or Market-Allocation Agreements Among Competitors) sets a floor for minimum and maximum multipliers in cases covered by that guideline.

Historical Note:  Effective November 1, 1991 (amendment 422).


 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2002 · leading case: United States v. Bros. Constr. Co. of Ohio, Inc., United States of Am. v. Tri-State Asphalt Corp., 219 F.3d 300 (4th Cir. 2000).
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United States v. Bros. Constr. Co. of Ohio, Inc., United States of Am. v. Tri-State Asphalt Corp., 219 F.3d 300 (4th Cir. 2000). “See U.S.S.G. § 8C2.6. In sentencing Tri-State, the district court adopted the guideline application contained in the presentence report.”
United States v. Electrodyne Sys. Corp., 28 F. Supp. 2d 213 (D.N.J. 1998). · cites it 2× “119 See U.S.S.G. § 8C2.6. The Culpability Score is different because it has been determined a one-point adjustment for the number of employees pursuant to Section 8C2.”
United States v. Pin Yen Yang, 281 F.3d 534 (6th Cir. 2002). “00, see USSG § 8C2.6, fined Four Pillars the statutory maximum $5,000,000.”
United States v. Bros. Const (4th Cir. 2000). “See U.S.S.G.§ 8C2.6. In sentencing Tri- State, the district court adopted the guideline application contained in the presentence report.”
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