United States v. Roni Nadler, Dorian Nadler

Appellants Roni Nadler and Dorian Nadler (Nadlers) have separately appealed their respective judgments of conviction and sentence for conspiracy to print, possess and transfer counterfeit federal reserve notes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 , and for the substantive crimes of counterfeiting and possession of counterfeit plates, 18 U.S.C. §§ 471 , 474.

The appeals were consolidated for briefing, oral argument and disposition purposes.

We note jurisdiction and affirm.

BACKGROUND

Victory Printing was a printing business owned and operated by co-defendants Shlomo Kapelnikov and Joshua Malka, and was located in North Hollywood, California. The co-defendants leased the premises from the owner Theresa Calcagnini.

Armed with a warrant, United States Secret Service Agents raided Victory Printing on September 11, 1980. The agents seized some offset printing and photographic equipment, counterfeit plates and negatives, about $600,000 in counterfeit currency, and two suspects. One of the suspects, Dean Munt, immediately decided to cooperate with the agents.

On September 19, 1980, a federal grand jury indicted Dorian and Roni Nadler, Munt, and two others not involved in this appeal.…