United States Eleventh Circuit

Defendants' convictions for making false statements to a firearms dealer in connection with the acquisition of firearms, exporting firearms and money laundering are affirmed where: 1) defendant's identity was material to the lawfulness of the firearms sales at issue; 2) because defendant stipulated that he did not have a license to export firearms to Canada, the jury reasonably determined that he had violated 18 U.S.C. section 554(a) beyond a reasonable doubt and the district court did not err in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal; and 3) a reasonable jury would be able to infer that a wire transaction was the proceeds of unlawful activity that defendant had knowledge of. However, one defendant's sentence is reversed where a miscalculated Sentencing Guidelines offense level affected defendant's substantial rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2010
• Published 05/17/2010

Judges

• SILER, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, BLACK and SILER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

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