What is the test for determining whether a defendant was an organizer or leader?

"The factors to be considered when determining whether a defendant was an organizer or leader include: the exercise of decisionmaking authority, the nature of the offense and the defendant's participation in the offense, the recruitment of accomplices, the claimed right to a larger share of the fruits of the crime, and the degree of control and authority exercised over others." United States v. Ponce, 51 F.3d 820, 827 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing U.S. SENTENCING GUIDELINES MANUAL S 3B1.1, cmt. n.4 (1998)). Panaro denies having exercised any decisionmaking

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