Legal Opinion
United States v. Amjad Awan, Akbar A. Bilgrami, Sibte Hassan, Syed Aftab Hussain, Ian Howard
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 1992No. 90-4114PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the prosecution of several international bank officers under the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. § 1956. Appellants Amjad Awan, Akbar Bilgrami, Sibte Hassan, Ian Howard, and Syed Aftab Hussain, formerly of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (“BCCI”), challenge their convictions and sentences, raising a broad range of issues from alleged prejudicial pretrial publicity to juror misconduct. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the conviction of Sibte Hassan and AFFIRM the convictions and sentences of the remaining appellants.
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