United States Sixth Circuit

For a money laundering conviction, use of illegally obtained funds to pay home mortgage does not further promote illicit activity even if the defendant used his home address for the illegal business because the intent to pay a mortgage on a residence is also personal in nature.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2001
• Decided 07/10/2001
• Published 07/10/2001

Judges

• Before:  NORRIS and COLE, Circuit Judges;  HOLSCHUH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Linda Nettles Harris (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Linda Parson Khumalo (argued and briefed), Memphis, TN, Randall W. Pierce (argued and briefed), Wampler & Pierce, Memphis, TN, for Defendants-Appellants.