Whether a defendant who is part of a criminal activity can be counted towards the five-participant threshold for a leadership role enhancement under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 3B1.1(a)

United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3Bl.l(a), provides: “If the defendant was an organizer or leader of a criminal activity that involved five or more participants or was otherwise extensive, increase by 4 levels. ” Given that the purpose of the Guideline is to increase punishment for defendants based on how far they extend the reach of their criminal activities beyond themselves, should the defendant be counted towards the five participants required to trigger the upward adjustment? i