United States v. Qazah

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Kamal Zaki Qazah and his uncle Nasser Kamal Alquza appealed their convictions and sentences for conspiring to receive and transport stolen cigarettes in interstate commerce, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. In addition, Qazah was convicted of receiving cigarettes purportedly stolen in interstate commerce. The court affirmed the convictions, rejecting Alquza's challenge to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence recovered from a search of his house, as well as several other evidentiary rulings made at trial. However, the court vacated defendants’ sentences and remanded for resentencing, allowing the district court to expand its inquiry into the intended victim or victims of the relevant offenses and to recalculate defendants’ sentencing ranges based on its findings and conclusions about the amount of loss that they intended to result from their commission of the offense or offenses. View "United States v. Qazah" on Justia Law