United States v. Thomas Edward Karam

Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge MAGILL wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge NIEMEYER joined.

OPINION

MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judge:

On May 28, 1997, Thomas E. Karam (Karam) was indicted for wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, 1 money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957, and aiding and abetting in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2. On September 12, 1997, Karam pled guilty to a single count of wire fraud. The remaining counts were dismissed. The district court 2 sentenced Karam to twenty-four months imprisonment and ordered him to pay restitution in the amount…