United States v. Don Tasy, United States of America v. Deb Tasy

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Donald and Debbie Tasy (Don and Deb), husband and wife, appeal their convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 2314, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. The government failed to show that the defendants were a motivating cause in moving the goods in interstate commerce, and failed to establish the requisite jurisdictional nexus to interstate commerce. As such, we vacate and dismiss the convictions of Don and Deb Tasy for lack of federal jurisdiction.

I. Background

Deb Tasy owns D & D Forwarding, Inc. (D & D), a corporation located in Sioux City, Iowa. D & D is a trucking…