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1 DENNIS K. BURKE
United States Attorney
2 District of Arizona

3 DAVID A. PIMSNER
Assistant U.S. Attorney
4 Two Renaissance Square
40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
5 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408
Arizona State Bar No. 007480
6 Telephone (602) 514-7500
david.pimsner@usdoj.gov
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BARRY JONAS
8 Trial Attorney
Counter Terrorism Section
9 Department of Justice
10th and Constitution Avenue NW
10 Washington, D.C. 20530
barry.jonas@usdoj.gov
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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15 United States of America,
16 CR-08-0947-PHX-NVW
Plaintiff,
17 GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE
v. TO DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS
18 TO THE PRESENTENCE REPORT
Akram Musa Abdallah,
19 a.k.a. Abu Saiaf,

20 Defendant.

21 The United States of America, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby responds to

22 the defendant’s objections to the Presentence Report.

23 In effect, the defendant only objects to the probation officer’s sentencing

24 recommendation. He does not object to the facts contained therein or to the guideline
25 calculation. The government requests that the Court adopt the offense conduct as it contains an
26 accurate rendition of the facts. Additionally, the government asserts that the Presentence Report
27 correctly calculates the recommended guideline range, pursuant to the United Stated Sentencing
28 Commission Guidelines. As such, the guideline calculation should also be adopted.
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1 Moreover, defendant’s reliance on Booker and Gall is misplaced. Consistent with those
2 cases, it is the duty of the Court, and not the probation officer, to conduct the analysis and
3 sentence the defendant to a reasonable sentence consistent with the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C.
4 § 3553. Furthermore, the probation Officer did not error in identifying that an eight-level
5 departure would be required in order to impose a guideline sentence consistent with the terms
6 of the plea agreement. In all, the objections are unfounded and are more properly characterized
7 as argument, to be addressed at the time of sentencing.
8 However, notwithstanding the Presentence Report’s recommendation, the government
9 believes that a sentence within an 18 to 24 month range is appropriate based on the facts and
10 circumstances of the case, in that it will provide just punishment and promote respect for the law,
11 as prescribed by 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
12 Respectfully submitted this 20th day of November, 2009.
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14 DENNIS K. BURKE
United States Attorney
15 District of Arizona
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s/ David A. Pimsner
17 DAVID A. PIMSNER
Assistant U.S. Attorney
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19 s/ Barry Jonas
BARRY JONAS
20 Trial Attorney
Department of Justice
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2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
3 I hereby certify that on November 20, 2009,
I electronically transmitted the attached
4 document to the Clerk’s Office using
the CM/ECF system for filing and transmittal
5 of a Notice of Electronic Filing
to the following CM/ECF registrant:
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Joseph Shemaria
7 1801 Century Park East; Suite 2400
Los Angeles, California 90067
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