United States v. Vasilakos

OPINION

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

The defendants, Peter J. Vasilakos and Debbie K. Lent, appeal their convictions for mail fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The district court sentenced Vasilakos to 66 months’ imprisonment and Lent to 57 months. On appeal, the defendants offer a host of arguments for overturning their convictions: that prior civil proceedings in which the defendants prevailed should have precluded their criminal prosecution; that the district court, in violation of the Sixth Amendment, permitted the government to use redacted excerpts of codefendants’…