United States v. Annamalai, No. 15-11854 (11th Cir. 2019)
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Defendant appealed his convictions and sentence for numerous offenses related to his operation of a Hindu temple. In this case, the evidence at trial showed that defendant used the Hindu Temple as part of a criminal scheme to defraud his followers and commit bank fraud.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed defendant's convictions for bankruptcy fraud, conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud, money laundering (which were based on the underlying specified unlawful activity of bankruptcy fraud), and conspiracy to harbor a fugitive. The court also held that the government established by a preponderance of the evidence that the loss resulting from defendant's bank fraud scheme was just over $100,000, but did not prove that it exceeded $400,000. The court affirmed in all other respects and remanded for resentencing.
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