U.S. v. AGYEKUM

No. 15-4479.

846 F.3d 744 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kofi Ohene AGYEKUM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jonathan D. Byrne , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. Monica D. Coleman , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Christian M. Capece , Federal Public Defender, Rachel E. Zimarowski , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. R. Booth Goodwin II , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz concurred and Judge Wynn concurred in part. Judge Wynn wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


Pursuant to a plea agreement, Kofi Agyekum pleaded guilty to two counts of structuring cash transactions to evade reporting requirements, in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5324, and agreed to forfeit significant assets. When, at sentencing, the district court calculated Agyekum's sentencing range under the Sentencing Guidelines...

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