Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald K. Washburn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 20, 2006No. 05-2480PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Donald Washburn appeals his conviction on ten counts of wire fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and two counts of money laundering, see 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(l)(B)(i). The charges stemmed from Mr. Washburn’s efforts to procure money from six individuals for two enterprises: a dice game to be marketed to casinos and an effort to obtain an international grant for DNA storage. The government’s first attempt to try Mr. Washburn ended when the district court 1 declared a mistrial in response to the statements of a witness. His second trial ended in his conviction. The district court…
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