United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's convictions of various offenses related to the trafficking of contraband cigarettes are affirmed, where: 1) the actions undertaken by the ATF in this case were not unlawful; 2) there is no merit to defendant' claim that ATF agents in this case otherwise engaged in behavior that is "offensive to traditional notions of fundamental fairness;" and 3) the district court did not err in calculating the forfeiture amount by calculating the sum based on the gross proceeds, rather than profits, realized by the contraband cigarette distribution scheme.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2013
• Published 06/06/2013

Judges

• AGEE

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel