United States v. Edwin W. Blinn, Jr.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Edward Blinn, Jr., owner of Blinn Auto Sales, sold five cars to members of a drug-trafficking organization to assist in concealing the proceeds of the group’s marijuana sales. In exchange for his assistance, Blinn was paid $2000 to $5000 per car. Blinn’s side business did not go unnoticed, and on October 6, 2004, a grand jury-returned a superseding indictment charging him with conspiring to launder monetary proceeds (Count Four) and laundering the monetary proceeds of the unlawful distribution of marijuana (Count Five). See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(B)© and (a)(2). Blinn…