United States v. Riky

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.

This prosecution arises out of an alleged money laundering scheme run by defendants Ghulam Mustafa, Shahid Riky, Ghu-lam Polani, and Aijaz Zaidi, also known as Syed Zaidi. The government brought a 23-count indictment alleging violations of the wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5313 and 5322(b), and 18 U.S.C. § 2.

Before the court are defendant Riky’s motions to dismiss Counts two, five and six, and twenty through twenty-three of the indictment. Those motions are granted.

FACTS

The following facts are…