U.S. v. Salinas-Salcedo

Defendant pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. During sentencing, the district court applied a four-level guidelines enhancement for being in the business of laundering funds. Defendant appealed, arguing that the district court erred in applying the enhancement because he was merely a “middleman” who did not directly handle the money. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that defendant’s undisputed actions, which he admitted were “integral” to the multi-year, multi-transaction conspiracy placed his conduct within the type of conduct covered by the “business of laundering funds” enhancement. (RIPPLE and BRENNAN, concurring)