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Two defense wins on federal money laudering issues

By Douglas A. Berman

Though not focused on sentencing issues, a notable set of rulings and voting patterns today emerged from the Supreme Court in two money laundering cases.  Here is are the basics and links thanks to early posts at SCOTUSblog:[The Supreme Court] ruled that mere concealment of money during a transport is not enough to support a conviction for money-laundering. And, in another money-laundering case, the Court ruled that the crime of using the proceeds of illegal activity applies only to the profits involved, not the total amount of money. Today?s opinion by Justice Thomas in Cuellar v. United States (06-1456) is now available here.  Justice Alito filed a concurring opinion in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy joined.  Today?s opinion in United States v...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).