United States v. Schaffer

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Gregory. John Schaffer appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on July 24, 2015, following a trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Al-lyne R. Ross, Judge). A jury convicted Schaffer of, among other crimes, coercing and enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b).

Prior to trial, Schaffer moved to suppress incriminating statements he made to Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) agents on the ground that they were made during a custodial…