United States v. Thomas Anderson, Jr., No. 18-1159 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Shepherd and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Conspiracy convictions affirmed without comment.
Download PDF
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-1159 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Thomas Gregory Anderson, Jr. lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________ Submitted: November 5, 2019 Filed: November 8, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. After a seven-day trial, a jury found Thomas Anderson, Jr., guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(vii) and 846, and conspiracy to launder the marijuana-trafficking proceeds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1) and 1956(h). The district court1 sentenced him to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Anderson appeals, challenging the denial of his pretrial motions to dismiss the indictment based on conflicts of interest and alleged extortion on the part of his initial defense attorneys, and arguing that the government engaged in misconduct with regard to its alleged warrantless surveillance and failure to produce exculpatory evidence. Anderson also argues that the entire United States Attorney’s Office should have been disqualified. Because our review of the record convinces us that the district court thoroughly considered and properly rejected Anderson’s motions to dismiss the indictment after evidentiary hearings, and because Anderson’s remaining arguments are conclusory, belated, and do not warrant relief, we affirm the judgment of the district court. We also deny as moot Anderson’s pending motion for production of records. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. -2-
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
