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SANTOS v. U.S.

Nos. 04-4221, 05-2316.

461 F.3d 886 (2006)

Efrain SANTOS and Benedicto Diaz, Petitioners-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 25, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd G. Vare, Paul L. Jefferson (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Petitioner-Appellee Santos.

Stuart Altschuler, Brian D. Werner (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee Diaz.

Philip Benson (argued), David E. Hollar, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Efrain Santos and Benedicto Diaz ran an illicit lottery, which landed them in federal prison on money laundering charges. Their money laundering convictions were premised upon the word "proceeds" in 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1) meaning gross income of unlawful activity. This court affirmed the judgments against them in United States v. Febus, 218 F.3d 784 (7th Cir.2000). However, in later proceedings under...

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