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United States v. Malak Khawaja, Zafar Mian

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 7, 1997No. 93-3216PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Malak Khawaja and Zafar Mian challenge their convictions and sentences for money laundering. We affirm the convictions and vacate the sentences.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Money Laundering Sting

In May 1991, Special Agent Lenny Lopes of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) met with Manu Sunderdas Chatlani. During the meeting, Agent Lopes posed as an accountant and financial advisor for a fictitious cocaine trafficker. Agent Lopes advised Chatlani that he had approximately $2 million in United States currency, generated from cocaine…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Octavio Carreon, and Armando MelendezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. GibbensCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. John W. Gall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Glenda Newsome, Shawn Lee Rawls, Edwin Eugene Trout, United States of America v. Kenneth Birchfield, James Anthony AngeramiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Sean Meacham (93-1692) and Ramone Botello (93-1768)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by26 opinions

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