United States Eleventh Circuit

In the government's appeal from a district court's dismissal of a money laundering charge against defendants, the order is affirmed where monetary transactions made for the purpose of securing legal representation are exempt from criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. section 1957(f)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2009
• Published 10/26/2009

Judges

• BARKETT, Circuit Judge:, Before BARKETT and HULL, Circuit Judges, and QUIST, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vijay Shanker, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Teresa A. Wallbaum, Washington, DC, for U.S., David O. Markus, David Oscar Markus, PLLC, Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Henry P. Bell, Henry P. Bell, P.A., G. Richard Strafer, G. Richard Strafer, P.A., Miami, FL, John W. Nields, Jr., Jason C. Raofield, Howrey, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.