Rosen

MEMORANDUM *

Defendants Dan Rosen, Helmi Mansour, and Ayman Mansour appeal their jury convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute listed chemicals (pseudoephedrine), conspiracy to launder money and money laundering, conspiracy to structure monetary instruments to evade reporting requirements, engaging in monetary transactions in property from specified unlawful activity, and criminal forfeiture. Manuel Galdamez appeals his jury conviction and sentence for conspiracy to structure monetary instruments. We affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we will not recount it here.

I

The district court did not commit plain error in instructing the jury on the scienter element of conspiracy to distribute listed chemicals. The court correctly set forth the correct basic statutory standard of “knowledge or reasonable cause to believe.” We review the instruction for plain error, which is an error that is both plain and which affects substantial rights. United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 732 , 113 S.Ct. 1770 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993). However, even if the record indicates a district court committed plain error, the decision to…