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U.S. v. WERT-RUIZ

No. 99-5332.

228 F.3d 250 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Sandra WERT-RUIZ, a/k/a The Lady Sandra Wert-Ruiz, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna B. Axelrod, (Argued), South Orange, NJ, Counsel for Appellant.

Robert J. Cleary, United States Attorney, George S. Leone, Assistant United States Attorney, Newark, NJ; Norman J. Gross, (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Camden, NJ, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, WEIS and OAKES, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

Sandra Wert-Ruiz, the operator of a check cashing and money remitting agency, appeals her conviction for taking part in a conspiracy to launder drug money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). The District Court gave a willful blindness charge—informing the jurors that they could convict Wert-Ruiz if they concluded that she had deliberately avoided learning that she was dealing with the proceeds of illegal...

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