Legal Opinion
United States v. Alfonso Labrada Gurolla, United States of America v. Jose Reyes Ortega-Gonzalez, United States of America v. Manuel Barraza Leon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2003No. 99-50657, 00-50188, 01-50579PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Alfonso Labráda Gurolla (“Labrada”), Jose Reyes Ortega-Gonzalez (“Ortega”), and Manuel Barraza Leon (“Barraza”) are three Mexican bankers who were arrested in the largest money laundering sting in United States history: Operation Checkmark. Appellants were tried and convicted of money laundering and related offenses and sentenced, respectively, to 87, 121, and 78 months in prison. Appellants raise numerous arguments on appeal, the most significant of which is Ortega’s contention that the district court erred by refusing to allow him to present an entrapment…
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