Legal Opinion
United States v. Edmund M. Hurley, United States v. Charles R. Burnett
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 11, 1992No. 90-1690, 90-1693PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants Hurley and Burnett were charged in a 15-count indictment with participating in a sophisticated scheme to launder more than $5 million in illicit drug proceeds through the use of offshore front companies. The district court granted their motions for judgment of acquittal on most of the charges, leaving the jury to consider only two counts against Hurley and three against Burnett. The jury returned guilty verdicts solely on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the IRS in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. On appeal, each appellant challenges his conviction on…
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