United States v. Lavi Rubinstein
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date FiledNovember 12, 2026
Docket26-13111
StatusUnpublished
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Full Opinion
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
In the
United States Court of Appeals
For the Eleventh Circuit
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No. 26-13111
Non-Argument Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LAVI RUBINSTEIN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
D.C. Docket No. 1:09-cr-20611-CMA-1
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Before LUCK, ABUDU, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Defendant-Appellant Lavi Rubinstein appeals the revoca-
tion of his supervised release. The district court determined that
Rubinstein violated his supervised release in two ways: Violation 1
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and Violation 2. For Violation 1, Rubinstein accepted employment
at a strip club. For Violation 2, Rubinstein failed to notify his pro-
bation officer of his change in employment at least ten days prior
to the change. The court determined that Violation 1 broke a con-
dition of supervised release that Rubinstein could not correspond
with a company that produces “visual depictions” of sexually ex-
plicit conduct. Rubinstein admitted that Violation 2 broke a stand-
ard supervised release condition.
Rubinstein argues that the district court erred in its determi-
nation of Violation 1. But Rubinstein never challenges his admis-
sion of guilt to Violation 2. Because Rubinstein admitted to Viola-
tion 2, it was not an abuse of discretion for the district court to re-
voke his supervised release. See United States v. Vandergrift, 754 F.3d
1303, 1307 (11th Cir. 2014) (explaining that a district court can re-
voke supervised release when a defendant admits guilt to viola-
tions).
Rubinstein has not argued that his sentence would be
shorter without consideration of Violation 1. He has thus waived
this argument. See United States v. Carter, 776 F.3d 1309, 1327 (11th
Cir. 2015). The district court’s sentence of imprisonment, nine
months, is within the sentencing guidelines range for the violation
of a condition of supervised release. See U.S.S.G. § 7C1.1(a)(3);
U.S.S.G. § 7C1.5.
AFFIRMED.