Legal Opinion
United States v. James M. Turner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 2005No. 02-1193PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
James Turner was indicted for conspiracy to launder money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), and conducting a monetary transaction with the proceeds of a specified unlawful activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957(a) and 2. After a jury trial, Turner was found guilty of the conspiracy charge. His appeal includes issues related to his conviction, sentence, and various evidentiary rulings.
I. Background
James M. Turner was a friend of Clyde D. Hood’ who masterminded the Omega fraud. We discussed the scheme at length in United States v. Diamond, from which we now quote.
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