United States Sixth Circuit

Convictions and sentence for mail fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud are affirmed over claims that: 1) prior civil proceedings in which the defendants prevailed should have precluded their criminal prosecution; 2) the district court improperly permitted the government to use redacted excerpts of codefendants' civil trial testimony; 3) the district court abused its discretion with respect to various evidentiary rulings that precluded defendants from presenting a "good faith defense"; 4) bail restrictions impermissibly infringed on defendants' ability to contact witnesses and present a defense; 5) a postal inspector's was erroneously allowed to testify; 6) the district court erred in certain jury instruction; and 7) the sentences were unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2007
• Published 11/21/2007

Judges

• Before:  RYAN, DAUGHTREY, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  James H. Banks, Dublin, Ohio, for Appellants.   Deborah A. Solove, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbus, Ohio, Alan Hechtkopf, United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, DC, for Appellee.