Case Explained: Non-Argument Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MIGUEL ANGEL AGUASVIVAS LIZARDO

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Filed: 2026-07-24 Docket: 6:24-cr-00253-RBD-RMN-1 The eleventh-circuit affirmed Miguel Aguasvivas Lizardo’s 84-month sentence for conspiracy to engage in money laundering, rejecting his claim that the sentence was substantively unreasonable. The court applied a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard, noting that a district court need not discuss sentencing factors on the record if it acknowledges consideration of them. The appellate court found no error because the District Court properly weighed the aggravating and mitigating factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), including Aguasvivas’ persistence in illegal activity after arrest and the reasonably foreseeable consequence of his wife’s death resulting from his criminal conduct. Consequently, the sentence remains in effect. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.