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United States v. Goklu — Bitcoin Money Laundering Conviction Affirmed

The Second Circuit affirmed Mustafa Goklu's conviction for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business based on bitcoin-for-cash exchanges with a DEA undercover agent totaling approximately $130,000. The court rejected Goklu's challenge to jury empanelment, his sufficiency-of-evidence challenge on the unlicensed money transmitter charge, and his challenge to the jury instruction defining 'money transmitting' to include bitcoin-for-cash exchanges. The defendant's sentencing challenges were dismissed as moot because he had completed serving his term of imprisonment.

United States v. Goklu - Bitcoin Money Laundering Conviction Affirmed

The Second Circuit affirmed Mustafa Goklu's conviction for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business based on bitcoin-for-cash exchanges with an undercover officer. The court rejected challenges to jury impartiality, evidence sufficiency, and jury instructions, holding that bitcoin-for-cash exchanges constitute 'money transmitting' under federal law. Sentencing challenges were dismissed as moot.

Goklu v. United States - Bitcoin Money Laundering Conviction Upheld

The Second Circuit rejected all three challenges to Mustafa Goklu's money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting business convictions stemming from bitcoin-for-cash exchanges with an undercover officer. The court affirmed that exchanging bitcoin for cash constitutes 'money transmitting' under federal law, that the district court properly empaneled the challenged juror, and that the jury instruction on transferring funds was legally correct. Goklu's sentencing challenge was dismissed as moot.

United States v. Goklu - Money Laundering Conviction Affirmed

The Second Circuit affirmed Mustafa Goklu's conviction for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business based on bitcoin-for-cash exchanges with an undercover officer. The court rejected challenges to jury selection, evidentiary sufficiency, and jury instructions. The ruling establishes that exchanging bitcoin for cash constitutes 'money transmitting' under federal law.

United States v. Goklu - Bitcoin Money Laundering Conviction Affirmed

The Second Circuit affirmed Mustafa Goklu's conviction for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business based on bitcoin-for-cash exchanges. The court rejected challenges to jury empanelment, sufficiency of evidence, and jury instructions, holding that exchanging bitcoin for cash constitutes 'money transmitting' under federal law. Goklu's sentencing challenges were dismissed as moot since he completed his term of imprisonment.