George Gebrayel v. United States

990 F.2d 1257 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. George GEBRAYEL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-16384. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1993. * Decided March 17, 1993. 1 Before PREGERSON, BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and TAKASUGI, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 In his third appeal to this court, George Gebrayel raises four issues which he believes entitle him to habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . The district court dismissed his petition; we affirm. 4 * Gebrayel was vice chairman of the Pan American International Bank's board of directors in Las Vegas. Following an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") undercover investigation, a jury convicted Gebrayel of failure to file timely currency transaction reports under the Currency Transaction Reporting Act ("CTRA") on transactions aggregating to more than $100,000 in a twelve month period, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5313 ,…