United States v. Louis Williams

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Louis Williams appeals from his convictions for conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371, money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a), forgery, 18 U.S.C. § 471 and 2, and stealing and receiving, 18 U.S.C. § 641 and 2. He and his coconspirators were involved in a scheme to profit from 67 blank United States Treasury checks stolen from a St. Louis postal center. We affirm.

Williams contends on appeal that: (1) the government’s cross-examination of him created an improper inference of guilt; (2) the admission of a coeonspirator’s statements violated the hearsay rule and his right to…