Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard Messer, United States of America v. Patrick A. Masino, United States of America v. Vahan Khachatrian
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1999No. 96-50493, 96-50500, 96-50544PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
On December 18, 1991, Patrick Masino, Howard Messer, and Vahan Khachatrian (collectively “Appellants”) were indicted for conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957.1 Stephen Saccoccia was indicted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 2,1957 for aiding and abetting the money laundering. Appellants were arraigned soon thereafter, but Saccoccia remained at large as a fugitive in Switzerland. He was extradited after a number of months to Rhode Island to stand trial on related charges. Due to the delay, the…
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