United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conduct in laundering money brought in by a Ponzi scheme was the relevant standard for determining if elements of a money laundering statute were met, regardless of how much money defendant solicited to form the basis of a mail fraud conviction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2003
• Decided 03/14/2003
• Published 03/14/2003

Judges

• SCHROEDER, Chief Judge., Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, NOONAN and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Paul J. Andre,Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, Oliver & Hedges, Redwood Shores, CA, for the defendant-appellant., James P. Arguelles, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.