United States v. Tarkoff
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
242 F.3d 991 (2001)
- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Michael Tarkoff (defendant), a Florida lawyer, represented a client who obtained money by defrauding Medicare. The client moved this money to a bank in Curacao. Tarkoff telephoned that bank from Florida to arrange the money’s transfer to an Israeli bank that served customers in the United States. Tarkoff’s dealings with the Israeli bank required additional telephone calls from Florida, as well as travel to Israel. The United States obtained Tarkoff’s district-court conviction for laundering money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). Tarkoff based his appeal to the Eleventh Circuit on that court’s 1996 decision in United States v. Kramer. The Kramer court overturned a conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(B)(i) on the ground that no laundered funds were transferred to or from the United States.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kravitch, J.)
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