United States v. Hudson

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals the dismissal on double jeopardy grounds of its criminal indictment against John Hudson, Larry Baresel, and Jack B. Rackley (“defendants” or “appellees”). Prior to being indicted the defendants had been fined by the Office of the ■ Comptroller of" the Currency (“OCC”). The defendants moved to dismiss the indictment for violating the “multiple punishments” prong of the Double Jeopardy Clause. 1 The district court granted the motion, /concluding that' the OCC fines were punishment for the same offenses charged in the indictment. Because we find…