United States v. Duane N. Varbel, United States of America v. Roy Osborn, United States of America v. Larren Schmidt, United States of America v. Robert John Bryan

780 F.2d 758 89 A.L.R.Fed. 759, 57 A.F.T.R.2d 86 -829, 54 USLW 2396 , 86-1 USTC P 9203 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Duane N. VARBEL, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roy OSBORN, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larren SCHMIDT, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert John BRYAN, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 84-1231, 84-1248, 84-1250 and 84-1251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 6, 1985. Decided Jan. 10, 1986. Susan A. Ehrlich, Asst. U.S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for the U.S. Gary L. Thomas, Phoenix, Ariz., for Varbel. James Hamilton Kemper, Emmet Ronan, Phoenix, Ariz., for Osborn. William A. Cohan, Denver, Colo., for Schmidt. Donald W. MacPherson, MacPherson, McCarville, P.A., Joseph Rocco, Phoenix, Ariz., for Bryan. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before ANDERSON, BEEZER, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 The conversion of cash into funds that may be exchanged easily without a trace of their origin is a recognized problem for law enforcement officials.…