United States v. Durvan Arboleda, John Wenzel and Juan Gil as Known as Pedro, as Known as Peter and Hector Dejesus Areanas-Posada

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Defendants John Wenzel, Juan Gil and Hector Areañas-Posada (defendants or appellants), were convicted of conspiracy to launder money and of laundering money representing the proceeds of unlawful narcotics trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1956, respectively, and also were convicted of engaging in transactions in money derived from the proceeds of unlawful narcotics trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957, following a jury trial in the Southern District of New York (Griesa, C.J.). During the jury’s deliberations it requested that a portion of the…