United States v. Cruzado-Laureano

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• holding that two transactions totaling over $5,000 were sufficient for conviction under section 666 even if other potentially illegal transactions were ignored
• remarking that evidence of intent to disguise or conceal can derive from “circumstantial evidence, like the use of a third party to disguise the true owner, or unusual secrecy.”
• noting that Cruzado was removed from' public office following his arrest on October 24, 2001, for crimes related to his abuse of the mayoralty
• explaining that for an appellate court to \do[] the sentencing\ in lieu of a district court would not be \an appropriate allocation of functions\
• explaining that \fear of economic loss\ can support a charge of extortion by fear under the Hobbs Act
• noting that defendant should be sentenced under revised version of Guidelines where offenses occurred both before and after the Guidelines were revised

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