United States Sixth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, along with aiding and abetting and money laundering offenses, are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the sufficiency of the evidence as to the money laundering conviction; 2) a refusal to admit a particular statement by an unavailable witness; 3) a jury instruction regarding defendant's knowledge of the contents of the tax returns; 4) a jury instruction regarding deliberate ignorance; and 5) a failure to give a "good-faith defense" instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2007
• Published 07/02/2007

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges;  SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  K. Jayaraman, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Kevin P. Whitmore, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  K. Jayaraman, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.   Kevin P. Whitmore, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.