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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. OMAR THOMAS WALA

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 4, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Thomas C. Lyons, THOMAS C. LYONS LAW OFFICES, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Gregory Rosenberg, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, London, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Thomas C. Lyons, THOMAS C. LYONS LAW OFFICES, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: Gregory Rosenberg, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, London, Kentucky, Charles P. Wisdom Jr., UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; CLAY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at London

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge. Defendant Omar Wala pled guilty to conspiracy and substantive counterfeiting after manufacturing and selling 16.1 million counterfeit alprazolam pills on the dark web over a five-year period. On appeal, Wala challenges the district court’s methodology for calculating loss and its application of that methodology under § 2B1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines. Wala also challenges the district court’s imposition of two sentencing enhancements because it found his offense involved (1) 10 or more victims or mass-marketing and (2) the conscious or reckless risk of death or serious bodily injury. We affirm the district court’s sentence.

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