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Arturs Spila v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-13913 · judgment May 13, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Question presented
- Was there “insufficient evidence” presented by the United States to convict Spila of money laundering conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)? Specifically, whether 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) required the United States to prove that Spila and/or his co-conspirators had knowledge that the proceeds used in the alleged money laundering conspiracy came from a felony as opposed to any type of unlawful source as determined by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Spila contends that the United States failed to present evidence that Spila and/or his co-conspirators had knowledge that the underlying proceeds came from a crime that constitutes a felony.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael H. Saul
Michael Saul, Attorney at Law
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 28 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 21 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 11 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 15, 2025)