United States v. Lucena-Rivera, No. 12-2200 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAppellant pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit money laundering as set forth in an indictment that also included drug-trafficking charges. The district court subsequently sentenced Appellant to a term of imprisonment of 220 months. Appellant appealed his sentence, contending that the district court unduly relied on evidence concerning the underlying drug crimes rather than the money-laundering itself when determining his sentence. The First Circuit Court of Appeals (1) remanded the matter with directions to revisit the application of the enhancement for being “in the business of laundering” funds, holding that more specific factual findings were necessary to allow the Court to adequately review the application of that enhancement; and (2) upheld the district court’s other sentencing determinations, holding that Appellant’s other claims of error were meritless.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on July 15, 2014.
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