United States v. Stephen Saccoccia

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18 F.3d 795·94 Daily Journal DAR 3258·1994 WL 72233·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4332·94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1797

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 11, 199493-50624California3,137 words

Opinion

Hall, J.

Stephen A. Saccoccia was indicted for aiding and abetting the laundering of drug proceeds in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1957. Saccoccia appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to dismiss his indictment for violations of both the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment and the Swiss-Ameriean Treaty under which he was extradited. We affirm the district court’s ruling that Saccoceia’s prosecution in California does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause and remand the case for trial. The extradition issues raised by Saccoccia are not subject to interlocutory review and therefore we dismiss that portion of his appeal.

I. Background

Appellant Stephen A. Saccoccia participated in a money laundering operation which laundered in excess of $135 million in narcotics proceeds for Colombian drug cartels. Saccoccia was the ring leader of the enterprise, which involved several organizations located in New York, Los Angeles, and Rhode Island.

Saccoccia was tried and convicted with several codefendants in the district of Rhode Island for conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations laws (“RICO”) ( 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (d)) and several other…

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