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For this amendment cycle, the Commission catalogued public comment by topic. Several letters addressed more than one topic, so you may find the same letter under different categories.
Also, the list of authors under each topic may not be complete, so you should be sure to look at the entire document.
Fred Warren Bennett, Chairman, Practitioners’ Advisory Group
Abuse of Trust
K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service
Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
James P. Carty, Vice President, Government Regulation, Competition Small Manufacturing, National Association of Manufacturing
Acceptance of Responsibility
Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
Career Offender/Criminal History
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
William L Osteen, Jr., Adams Osteen, Attorneys at Law
Computer Fraud
Steven E. Barber, Secretary, Society for Electronic Access
Shari Steele, Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Marc Rotenberg, Director, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Departures
Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
Kevin R. Reitz, Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
Charles Sullivan, Executive Director and Administrator, CURE
Drugs
Aaron P. Hatcher III, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Forensic Sciences, Drug Enforcement Agency
Barry J. Portman, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of California
J.W. Coyle, III, Law Offices of J.W. Coyle III, Inc.
Caroline M. Roberto, Board Member and Chair of the Sentencing Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa
William J. Manseau, Chairperson, CURE-NH
Firearms
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
William M. Kent, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Florida
First Time Offenders
Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
Fraud
Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
Richard Crane, Attorney-at-Law, Nashville, TN
Mandatory Minimums
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
William J. Manseau, Chairperson, CURE-NH
Miscellaneous
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa
Money Laundering
John P. Simpson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Regulatory, Tariff and Trade Enforcement, Department of the Treasury
K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service
More Than Minimal Planning
Margaret Jane Porter, Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Administration
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
Multiple Victims
K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service
Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
Plea Agreements
Caroline M. Roberto, Board Member and Chair of the Sentencing Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Relevant Conduct
Jon O. Newman, United States Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Kevin R. Reitz, Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder
Caroline M. Roberto, Board Member and Chair of the Sentencing Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
William J. Manseau, Chairperson, CURE-NH
Role in the Offense
Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
Specific Offense Characteristics
Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
Substantial Assistance
Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
Jon O. Newman, United States Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa
Tax Loss
David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
Theft
K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service