Public Comment: 1993 Amendment Cycle

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For this amendment cycle, the Commission catalogued public comment by topic.  Several letters addressed more than one topic, so you may find the same letter under different categories.

Also, the list of authors under each topic may not be complete, so you should be sure to look at the entire document.

  • Abuse of Trust

    • K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service
    Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
    Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    James P. Carty, Vice President, Government Regulation, Competition & Small Manufacturing, National Association of Manufacturing

  • Acceptance of Responsibility

    • Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California

  • Career Offender/Criminal History

    • Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    William L Osteen, Jr., Adams & Osteen, Attorneys at Law

  • Computer Fraud

    • Steven E. Barber, Secretary, Society for Electronic Access
    Shari Steele, Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
    Marc Rotenberg, Director, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

  • Departures

    • Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
    Kevin R. Reitz, Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder
    David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
    Charles Sullivan, Executive Director and Administrator, CURE

  • Drugs

    • Aaron P. Hatcher III, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Forensic Sciences, Drug Enforcement Agency
    Barry J. Portman, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of California
    J.W. Coyle, III, Law Offices of J.W. Coyle III, Inc.
    Caroline M. Roberto, Board Member and Chair of the Sentencing Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
    Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa
    William J. Manseau, Chairperson, CURE-NH

  • Firearms

    • Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    William M. Kent, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Florida

  • First Time Offenders

    • Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute

  • Fraud

    • Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
    David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
    Richard Crane, Attorney-at-Law, Nashville, TN

  • Mandatory Minimums

    • Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    William J. Manseau, Chairperson, CURE-NH

  • Miscellaneous

    • Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
    David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
    Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa

  • Money Laundering

    • John P. Simpson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Regulatory, Tariff and Trade Enforcement, Department of the Treasury
    K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service

  • More Than Minimal Planning

    • Margaret Jane Porter, Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Administration
    Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio

  • Multiple Victims

    • K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service
    Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
    Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN

  • Plea Agreements

    • Caroline M. Roberto, Board Member and Chair of the Sentencing Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  • Relevant Conduct

    • Jon O. Newman, United States Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
    Kevin R. Reitz, Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Caroline M. Roberto, Board Member and Chair of the Sentencing Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
    Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California
    David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
    William J. Manseau, Chairperson, CURE-NH

  • Role in the Offense

    • Scott F. Tilsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, MN
    Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California

  • Specific Offense Characteristics

    • Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
    Alicemarie H. Stotler, United States District Judge, Central District of California

  • Substantial Assistance

    • Peter B. Kelsey, Vice President, Law and Corporate Secretary, Edison Electric Institute
    Jon O. Newman, United States Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
    Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania
    David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio
    Harold D. Vietor, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Iowa

  • Tax Loss

    • David E. Miller, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer, Southern District of Ohio

  • Theft

    • K.J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service