United States Fourth Circuit

Trial court's vacation of convictions for violations of the Mann Act and money laundering offenses, arising from an interstate prostitution scheme, is reversed, thus reinstating the verdicts. Convictions of appealing defendants are affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/08/2008
• Published 02/08/2008

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Stefan Dante Cassella, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.;   Michael D. Stein, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.   Dale P. Kelberman, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland;  Stephen Henry Kaufman, Offit & Kurman, Owings Mills, Maryland;  Paul Gregory Taylor, Martinsburg, West Virginia, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas E. Johnston, United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, Katharine Goepp, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.  Timothy M. Monahan, Offit & Kurman, Owings Mills, Maryland;  Robert C. Stone, Jr., Martinsburg, West Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Surendra D. Singh.