United States DC Circuit

Under 18 USC 1956(a)(1), there is no presumption that withdrawing money from a commingled account of clean and unclean funds renders any unlawfully obtained funds untraceable or "clean" upon their withdrawal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 02/12/2002
• Published 02/12/2002

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa B. Wright, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the brief was A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.  Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese III and Mark H. Dubester, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.