Donald Buffin, Jr. v. United States

OPINION

BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the question of whether the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Santos, 553 U.S. 507, 128 S.Ct. 2020, 170 L.Ed.2d 912 (2008), requires us to interpret “proceeds” as “profits” for purposes of concealment money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1956. We hold that it does not, and accordingly AFFIRM the decision of the district court.

I

Donald Maynard Buffin, Jr., was a salesman and an office manager for a fraudulent investment business known as Access Financial (“Access”). See United States v. Flynn, 265 Fed.Appx. 434, 436 (6th…