The following excerpt is from United States v. Alhaggagi, 978 F.3d 693 (9th Cir. 2020):
The district court found that the government met its burden of proving that intent by clear and convincing evidence. We review the district court's factual findings for clear error and its application of the Guidelines to those facts for abuse of discretion. United States v. George , 949 F.3d 1181, 1184 (9th Cir. 2020). Applying this highly deferential standard of review, I cannot find that the district court erred.
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