United States v. Rivera-Izquierdo

BARRON, Circuit Judge.

In 2014, a jury convicted Jorge Rivera-Izquierdo (“Rivera”) of two counts of money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957 and 2. He now appeals. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I

18 U.S.C. § 1957 makes it a felony to “knowingly engage[] or attempt[] to engage in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 and is derived from specified unlawful activity.” 18 U.S.C. § 1957(a) (emphasis added). The statute goes on to define “criminally derived property” as follows: “any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds…