UNITED STATES v. RAVENELL

No. 22-4369.

66 F.4th 472 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Wendell RAVENELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 25, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David M. Zornow , SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant. Leo Joseph Wise , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Peter H. White , SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Philip Selden , Acting United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, Zachary H. Ray , Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Derek E. Hines , Special Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson announced the judgment of the court and wrote an opinion, in which Judge Heytens joined as to Parts I, II, IV, V, and VI. Judge Heytens wrote an opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory joined. Chief Judge Gregory wrote a dissenting opinion.


After a jury trial, Kenneth Ravenell was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). He now appeals, arguing that the district court made four errors warranting reversal. First, the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the applicable statute...

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