United States v. Woo, Chumpol Eampanit, Jin Liang Toon

Following a jury trial before Judge Dearie, appellants Chumpol Eampanit and Jin Liang Toon were convicted of having participated in a large heroin conspiracy. We discuss each appellant’s claim seriatim.

First, Eampanit argues that the evidence against him was legally insufficient. We disagree. The evidence showed that Eampanit, a former loan officer and manager of a finance and trust company, traveled from California to New York to earn $40,000 for one week’s work as a driver. On one night during that week, he participated in a delivery of some $2.3 million in cash. The evidence established…