In reviewing a sentence for substantive reasonableness, does the Court have any authority to set aside the sentence?

In reviewing a sentence for substantive reasonableness, we do "not substitute our own judgment for the district court's on the question of what is sufficient to meet the [18 U.S.C.] 3553(a) considerations in any particular case." Cavera, 550 F.3d at 189 (citing United States v. Fernandez, 443 F.3d 19, 27 (2d Cir. 2006)). "We will instead set aside a district court's substantive determination only in exceptional cases where the trial court's decision 'cannot be located within the range of

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permissible decisions.'" Id. (quoting United States v. Rigas, 490 F.3d 208, 238 (2d Cir. 2007)).