U.S. v. VELEZ

No. 09-10199.

586 F.3d 875 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gloria Florez VELEZ, Benedict P. Kuehne, Oscar Saldarriaga Ochoa, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vijay Shanker, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Teresa A. Wallbaum, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Henry P. Bell, Henry P. Bell, P.A., G. Richard Strafer, G. Richard Strafer, P.A., Miami, FL, John W. Nields, Jr., Jason C. Raofield, Howrey, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

David O. Markus, David Oscar Markus, PLLC, Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before BARKETT and HULL, Circuit Judges, and QUIST, District Judge.


BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

The United States Government appeals the dismissal of Count One of its indictment against Gloria Florez Velez, Benedict P. Kuehne, and Oscar Saldarriaga Ochoa ("Saldarriaga") (collectively "Defendants"), in which the Government charged Defendants with money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(h) and 1957.1 The district court dismissed Count One on the ground that Defendants are exempt from criminal...

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