United States v. George Retos, Jr.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant George Retos (“Retos”) was convicted on nine counts of an eleven-count indictment, including two counts of income tax evasion, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and one count of currency structuring, in violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 5324(3) and 5322(a). On appeal, Retos contests a number of rulings made by the district court during trial. He also argues that the district court’s jury instruction with respect to the structuring count was inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s holding in Ratzlaf v. United States, - U.S. -, 114 S.Ct. 655, 126 L.Ed.2d…