United States v. Stephen Martin Beddow

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• “prior sentence” resulting from concealed weapon arguably carried to facilitate federal money laundering was not part of money laundering conduct for purposes of USSG 4A1.2(a)(1)
• use of “front man” and “convoluted financial dealings” to invest in emeralds and a charter boat, designed to disguise ownership and evade transaction reporting requirements
• conviction for carrying a concealed weapon not part of federal money laundering offense, even though gun was found at time of arrest for money laundering
• conviction is considered final for criminal history purposes at time of trial court&s determination of guilt, and thus Guidelines do not require sentence be upheld on appeal prior to inclusion in criminal history computation
• \the government had the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Beddow knowingly conducted a financial transaction with the proceeds of drug distribution and that he did so with the intent to conceal the nature or the source of the proceeds....\

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