The following excerpt is from USA v. Syrax, 235 F.3d 422 (9th Cir. 2000):
Syrax contends that the district court erred by failing to group his fraud and money laundering counts as a single group under U.S.S.G. 3D1.2(b) or (d). The district court's refusal to group offenses under the guidelines is subject to de novo review. See United States v. Hanley, 190 F.3d 1017, 1033 (9th Cir. 1999).
Section 3D1.2 provides in part that:
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