United States Sixth Circuit

Purchasing jewlery and wine with stolen money is not money laundering under 18 USC 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) because the defendant's misstatements of fact were to a party unrelated to the transaction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/02/2001
• Decided 04/25/2001
• Published 04/25/2001

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  COLLIER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gary D. Arbeznik (argued and briefed), Asst. U.S. Atty., Cleveland, OH, Thomas M. Bauer, Asst. U.S. Atty., Akron, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Margaret S. O'Donnell (argued and briefed), McNally & O'Donnell, Frankfort, KY, for Defendant-Appellant.