US v. Velez, No. 09-10199

In the government's appeal from a district court's dismissal of a money laundering charge against defendants, the order is affirmed where monetary transactions made for the purpose of securing legal representation are exempt from criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. section 1957(f)(1).

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Appellate Information

Filed October 26, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Barkett