United States v. Glennis L. Bolden, United States of America v. Clifford E. Bolden

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• holding that grouping was appropriate when the “money laundering and fraud activities were part of a continuous, common scheme to defraud”
• concluding that promotion money laundering conviction was supported by evidence that defendant paid subordinate for participation in illegal scheme because such payment compensated subordinate for past illegal activities and encouraged his future participation
• finding that a conviction for a money laundering conspiracy pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) does not require an overt act to be either alleged or proven
• noting that sentencing courts “may simply adopt the findings contained in a PSR, provided that it makes clear which disputed issues were resolved by its adoption.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• remanding for recalculation of loss amount where district court adopted PSR but PSR “fail[ed] to support” a necessary factual finding
• explaining that valid indictment must allege every element of offense

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