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United States v. Otis

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 7, 1997No. Nos. 93-50649, 94-50430, 94-50438, 94-50468, 94-50492, 94-50520, 94-50649PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam Opinion; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FLETCHER.

2Per curiam

The DEA set up what purported to be a money laundering operation for cocaine dealers. It was a dramatic success. Appellants participated in various ways in helping the Cali cartel get cocaine money back to Colombia. They used the DEA’s phony money laundering operation, not realizing they were turning the Cali cartel’s money over to the DEA, and turning themselves in to federal law enforcement. Appellants were convicted of various conspiracy, money laundering and gun crimes, detailed below as necessary. The…

3Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Rutledge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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4Cited by38 opinions

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  2. United States v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. BlitzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Anthony GadsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Jorge Andres VerduzcoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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