Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul George Kratsas, A/K/A P. J. Kratsas
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1995No. 93-5509PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgement.
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
On June 2, 1992, a federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment charging Paul George Kratsas with conspiracy to distribute and with possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. A superseding indictment was returned on July 8, 1992, which added a money laundering count under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B).
Kratsas was convicted of both…
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