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United States v. Abdullahi

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 28, 2008No. 07-1768PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JARVEY, District Judge.

Appellant Serar Ahmed Abdullahi, a naturalized Somali refugee, sent money to individuals in his native country through an informal money transfer practice known as a “hawala.” Abdullahi operated a ha-wala in Kansas City, Missouri, without a state or federal license. After pleading guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, Ab-dullahi was sentenced to forty-one months of incarceration followed by a two year term of supervised release. Abdullahi appeals his sentence. We affirm.

Abdullahi was charged in a twenty-five-count indictment on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. Jason Long SoldierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. William T. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  2. United States v. Two ElkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. BarronCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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