United States v. Mathias Pizano

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves three related defendants. Mathias Pizano and Jessica Pizano are brother and sister. Celia Pizano is their mother.

Mathias, Jessica and Celia were convicted on all counts of a twenty-count indictment. After a lengthy trial, a jury found Mathias, Jessica and Celia guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(l)(B)(i) and 1957 (Count 20). In addition to their money-laundering convictions, Mathias, Jessica and Celia were convicted of the following: Mathias was convicted of one count of conspiracy to…