United States v. George Pararas-Carayannis

87 F.3d 1324 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. George PARARAS-CARAYANNIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 1996. Decided June 4, 1996. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The government need not prove a violation of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952 , or Hawaii's prostitution laws, Haw.Rev.Stat. § 712-1200 et seq. Defendant was convicted of money laundering pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(3), which requires only that he have "conduct[ed] or attempt[ed] to conduct a financial transaction involving property represented to be the proceeds of specified unlawful activity." Id. (emphasis added); see United States v. Manarite, 44 F.3d 1407 , 1414 n. 10 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 2610 (1995). 3 "To establish a violation of [ 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(3) ], the government need…