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United States of America v. Austin — 2d Cir. (Sep 2, 2026)

No. 25-1093 Argued September 2, 2026 Published September 2, 2026; updated September 7, 2026

The Second Circuit hears Eugene Austin's appeal from three conspiracy convictions arising from an investment fraud that caused over twelve million dollars in losses. He challenges tax evidence and the procedure and length of his eighteen-year sentence. Substantive reasonableness asks whether a sentence falls outside the range the trial judge could permissibly choose. Peter J. Tomao of the Law Office of Peter J. Tomao represents Austin. He will argue that the tax evidence was irrelevant and unfairly prejudicial, and that the judge relied on improper considerations and imposed an excessive sentence. Two days after argument, the court affirmed the judgment in a nonprecedential summary order.

United States of America v. Austin (No. 25-1093) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued September 2, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-1093.mp3
Argument record — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html
Appellate docket — PACER court record via Docket Alarm:https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/US_Court_of_Appeals_Second_Circuit/25-1093/United_States_of_America_v._Austin/
Criminal judgment — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York:https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/New_York_Southern_District_Court/1--23-cr-00508/USA_v._Austin/docs/119.pdf?download=true
Conviction record — U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York:https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/long-island-man-convicted-trial-participating-multimillion-dollar-cryptocurrency
Sentencing record — U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York:https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/long-island-man-sentenced-18-years-prison-following-conviction-trial-defrauding
Independent sentencing report — Decrypt:https://decrypt.co/316102/long-island-man-sentenced-to-18-years-for-12m-father-and-son-crypto-fraud
Contemporaneous trial report — Inner City Press:https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny135hcastelaustinicp092324.html
Peter J. Tomao profile — Law Office of Peter J. Tomao:https://www.tomaolaw.com/attorney-profile/
Peter J. Tomao listing — Federal Bar Council:https://www.federalbarcouncil.org/committees/central-islip-u-s-courthouse-committee/
Gall v. United States — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-552/pdf/USREPORTS-552-38.pdf
United States v. Wynn — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ca2-22-02875/pdf/USCOURTS-ca2-22-02875-0.pdf
Summary order — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/SUM/25-1093_so.pdf
Decision index — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions.html

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