United States v. Ray Carlisle

967 F.2d 592 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray CARLISLE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-10582. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 25, 1992. * Decided June 22, 1992. Before KILKENNY, GOODWIN and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Ray Carlisle appeals his conviction for violation of certain currency transaction reporting laws. We have jurisdiction of this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Appellant and two co-defendants were involved in a scheme whereby cashier's checks of less than $10,000 were purchased and used to make down payments on two homes. After a jury trial, all three were found guilty of (1) conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by obstructing its function of investigating currency transactions over $10,000; (2) conspiracy to cause domestic financial institutions to fail to file currency…