United States v. Beusch
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
596 F.2d 871 (1979)
- Written by Sharon Feldman, JD
Facts
Deak & Company of California (Deak) (defendant) was a subsidiary of a large foreign currency exchange dealer. Beusch (defendant), a senior corporate officer of Deak, arranged to have large amounts of currency sent from the Philippines to the United States but did not file the reports required by the Bank Secrecy Act. The United States (plaintiff) charged Deak and Beusch with misdemeanor violations of the Bank Secrecy Act for failing to report the receipt of currency from outside the United States. Beusch and Deak were convicted after trial and appealed their convictions. On appeal, Deak argued that one of the jury instructions was erroneous because the Bank Secrecy Act offense requires specific intent and the instruction imposed strict liability on Deak for Beusch’s acts.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Carter, J.)
Concurrence/Dissent (Bright, J.)
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