UNITED STATES v. OREGON

No. 22-2000.

58 F.4th 298 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose OREGON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Ladd , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steve A. Greenberg , Attorney, Greenberg Trial Lawyers, Chicago, IL, Barry A. Spevack , Attorney, Monico & Spevack, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Brennan, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Jose Oregon owed the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") approximately $60,000 in back taxes and penalties but could not afford to pay. To raise the money, Oregon agreed to launder $100,000, which he understood to be the proceeds of illegal drug sales. What Oregon did not know, however, was that the person for whom he was laundering...

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