UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Michael Kenneth RICH (18-2268/2269); Carey Dale VanDiver (18-2323/2324); Patrick Michael McKeoun (18-2342); Jeff Garvin Smith (18-2364/2365); David Randy Drozdowski (18-2401); Paul Anthony Darrah (18-2407/2408); Vincent John Witort (18-2410); Victor Carlos Castano (19-1028/1029), Defendants-Appellants.
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Argued: April 28, 2021.
Decided and Filed: September 13, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Robert M. Morgan , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Michael Rich. Mark A. Satawa , Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant Carey VanDiver. Sidney Kraizman , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Patrick McKeoun. Craig A. Daly , CRAIG A. DALY, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Jeff Smith. Laura E. Davis , Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant David Drozdowski. Patricia A. Maceroni , Huntington Woods, Michigan, for Appellant Paul Darrah. Phillip D. Comorski , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Vincent Witort. Matthew M. Robinson , ROBINSON & BRANDT, P.S.C., Covington, Kentucky, for Appellant Victor Castano. Sheldon Light, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert M. Morgan , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Michael Rich. Mark A. Satawa , Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant Carey VanDiver. Sidney Kraizman , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Patrick McKeoun. Craig A. Daly , CRAIG A. DALY, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Jeff Smith. Laura E. Davis , Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant David Drozdowski. Patricia A. Maceroni , Huntington Woods, Michigan, for Appellant Paul Darrah. Phillip D. Comorski , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant Vincent Witort. Matthew M. Robinson , ROBINSON & BRANDT, P.S.C., Covington, Kentucky, for Appellant Victor Castano. Sheldon Light , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.
GRIFFIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which SUHRHEINRICH, J., joined. DONALD, J. (pp. 497-500), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
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