United States v. Bazazpour, No. 10-4529 (6th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseBased on acts of arson committed to collect insurance proceeds, Bazazpour was convicted of six counts of a 21-count indictment against multiple defendants. He appealed his 240-month prison sentence and claimed that the definition of “monetary transaction” in the money laundering statute, 18 U.S.C. 1957(f)(1), was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad; that there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions for conspiracy to commit arson, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aiding and abetting arson; and that the prison sentence imposed was excessive. The Sixth Circuit affirmed Bazazpour’s convictions, but remanded for resentencing. The district court should not have applied a two-level sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice. Threats made by Bazazpour to potential witnesses did not qualify for the enhancement because the statements were made before and not after the initiation of the official federal investigation leading to Bazazpour’s indictment and conviction.
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