United States v. Ellen Campbell, A/K/A Ellen Campbell Fremin

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• holding that the “fraudulent nature of the transaction itself” provided a sufficient basis for a jury inference of knowledge
• holding that the “fraudulent nature of the transaction itself” provided a sufficient basis for a jury inference of knowledge
• noting that “[i]n determining the necessity of a new trial,” a trial court is allowed to “draw inferences . . . unfavorable to the Government . . . from the evidence”
• explaining that “[t]he [g]overnment need not prove that the defendant had the purpose of concealing the proceeds of illegal activity,” rather, the government must prove that “the defendant possessed the knowledge that the transaction was designed to conceal illegal proceeds”
• upholding conviction where evidence of concealment consisted of real estate agent’s suspicion that client’s funds were derived from illegal activity coupled with under-the-table cash transfer of $60,000 cash down payment on home
• affirming the money laundering conviction of a defendant who engaged in a real estate transaction involving the proceeds of drug sales but who did not participate in the drug sales

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).