U.S. v. SIMS

No. 96-1068.

144 F.3d 1082 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rufus SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol McNiven (argued), Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Allan A. Ackerman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, ROVNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Rufus Sims was charged in a nineteen-count indictment with a variety of crimes relating to his drug operations and associated financial transactions. A jury found him guilty under Count 8, which had charged conspiracy to launder money and illegally to structure transactions, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, Counts 9, 10, 14, 16, and 18, which had charged specific acts of money laundering, and Counts 11, 15, and 17, which had charged...

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