What is the reasonableness of a sentence imposed by the District Court for abuse of power?

We review the reasonableness of the sentence imposed by the district court for abuse of discretion. United States v. Verkhoglyad, 516 F.3d 122, 127 (2d Cir. 2008). The substantive reasonableness inquiry focuses on the sentence imposed in light of the district court's consideration of the factors identified in 18 U.S.C. 3553(a). Id. We will set aside a sentence for substantive unreasonableness "only in exceptional cases where the trial court's decision 'cannot be located within the range of permissible decisions,'" United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180, 189 (2d Cir. 2008) (en banc) (quoting United States v. Rigas, 490 F.3d 208, 238 (2d Cir. 2007)), i.e., in the "rare case" where the sentence would "damage the administration of justice because the sentence imposed was shockingly high, shockingly low, or otherwise unsupportable

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