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(7,521 posts)An offense is categorized on a scale of 1-43 and at each rung there are 6 ranges of punishment depending on how many criminal history points a person has.
For example, embezzlement starts at an offense level of 6; the fact that Kam Wong embezzled more than $9.5 million adds 20 to it, the fact that he "substantially jeopardized the safety and soundness of a financial institution" adds 4 points, the fact that there were more than 10 victims add. At a minimum he is looking at an offense level of 30, which is 97-121 months in prison.
It could be argued that there were more than 10 victims or that he caused "substantial financial hardship" to more than 25 victims adding another 2-6 points onto the offense level. I'm assuming the prosecutor didn't argue these, because at an offense level of 32, the prison sentence is 121-151 months and the prosecutor only asked for 10 years.
https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2018-guidelines-manual
Come to think of it, I think I agree with you now more than when I started righting this post.