The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Asemota, 942 F.2d 794 (9th Cir. 1991):
A trial court's factual determinations are reviewed only for clear error. United States v. Wills, 881 F.2d 823, 827 (9th Cir.1989). Application Note 8 to Guideline 2F1.1 provides that "The amount of loss need not be precise.... The court need only make a reasonable estimate of the range of loss, given the available information".
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