U.S. v. YUSUF

No. 05-3484.

461 F.3d 374 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America; Government of the Virgin Islands, Appellants v. Fathi YUSUF Mohammed Yusuf a/k/a Fathi Yusuf; Waleed Mohammed Hamed a/k/a Wally Hamed; Waheed Mohammed Hamed a/k/a Willie Yusuf; Maher Fathi Yusuf a/k/a Mike Yusuf; Isam Mohamad Yousuf a/k/a Sam Yousef; United Corporation d/b/a Plaza Extra; Nejeh Fathi Yusuf.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Hechtkopf, S. Robert Lyons (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, DC, for Appellants.

Leon Friedman (Argued), New York, NY, for Appellees.

Henry C. Smock, Smock Law Offices, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, for Appellee, Fathi Yusuf Mohammed Yusuf.

Gordon C. Rhea, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, Mount Pleasant, SC, Randall P. Andreozzi, Marcus, Andreozzi & Fickess, Williamsville, NY, for Appellee, Waleed Mohammed Hamed.

Pamela L. Colon, Christiansted, St. Croix, for Appellee, Waheed Mohammed Hamed.

John K. Dema, Law Offices of John K. Dema, Christiansted, St. Croix, for Appellee, Maher Fathi Yusuf.

Thomas Alkon, Alkon & Meaney, Christiansted, St. Croix, for Appellee, United Corporation.

Derek M. Hodge, Mackay & Hodge, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, for Appellee, Nejeh Fathi Yusuf.

Before FISHER, COWEN and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Defendants, a Virgin Islands corporation and several of its owners and operators, were charged in a seventy-eight count indictment with various criminal offenses, including money laundering, currency structuring, tax violations, mail fraud, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.1 In connection with securing various search warrants, an FBI special agent submitted an affidavit that contained admittedly inaccurate...

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