Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Smyth Wales, AKA Larry Abbott, AKA Robert Sanders
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1992No. 91-10500PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Smyth Wales entered the United States at Honolulu International Airport on a flight which he boarded in Singapore. He checked the “no” box on a customs *1325declaration form to deny that he was carrying more than $10,000. Customs agents found he was carrying $48,000. He was arrested and charged with knowingly and willfully making a false statement on a customs declaration form he gave to an officer of the United States Customs Service, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
A jury found him guilty. The district court sentenced him to 14 months imprisonment,…
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