United States Third Circuit

Sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering is affirmed where: 1) there was no clear error in the district court's application of U.S.S.G. section 2S1.1(a)(1), as defendant was a direct money launderer; and 2) the cocaine conspiracy was properly incorporated as relevant conduct under the sentencing guideline as the cocaine distribution and the overarching cocaine conspiracy involved a common scheme or plan.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2009
• Published 02/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  AMBRO, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges, and O'NEILL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Epstein, Assistant Federal Defender, David L. McColgin, Assistant Appellate Attorney, Maureen Kearney Rowley, Chief Federal Defender, Christy Unger, Esquire, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Colm F. Connolly, United States Attorney, Ilana H. Eisenstein, Assistant United States Office of United States Attorney, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee.