UNITED STATES v. UNPRADIT

Nos. 19-3293 & 20-1825 Nos. 19-3313, 19-3701, 20-2905 Nos. 20-3051 & 21-1341.

35 F.4th 615 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pawinee UNPRADIT, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thoucharin Ruttanamongkongul, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saowapha Thinram, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Morris, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Waralee Wanless, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Raymond Baune , David Genrich , Melinda Williams , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Laura Provinzino , U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee for Docket No. 19-3293, 19-3313, 19-3701.

Daniel L. Gerdts , Law Office of Daniel Gerdts, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant Pawinee Unpradit.

Pawinee Unpradit, Aliceville, AL, Pro Se.

David Genrich , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Laura Provinzino , U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee for Docket No. 20-1825.

Daniel Guerrero , Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant Thoucharin Ruttanamongkongul.

Thoucharin Ruttanamongkongul, Aliceville, AL, Pro Se.

Paul C. Engh , Paul Engh Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant Saowapha Thinram.

Saowapha Thinram, Dublin, CA, Pro Se.

William Anders Folk , David Genrich , Melinda Williams , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Laura Provinzino , U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee for Docket No. 20-2905.

Michael Morris, Lompoc, CA, Pro Se.

Robert D. Richman , Saint Louis Park, MN, for Defendant-Appellant Michael Morris.

Craig Raymond Baune , William Anders Folk , David Genrich , Melinda Williams , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Laura Provinzino , U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee for Docket No. 20-3051.

Lauren Campoli , Law Office of Lauren Campoli, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant Waralee Wanless.

Waralee Wanless, Aliceville, AL, Pro Se.

Craig Raymond Baune , William Anders Folk , Melinda Williams , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Laura Provinzino , U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee for Docket No. 21-1341.

Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


This appeal comes after a trial in which five defendants were prosecuted for participation in a large sex-trafficking conspiracy. A jury found all defendants guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, see 18 U.S.C. § 1594, conspiracy to transport persons to engage in prostitution, see 18 U.S.C. &...

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