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United States v. Leon Cohen Levy, 11-10731 (2012)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Number: 11-10731 Visitors: 6
Filed: Apr. 20, 2012
Latest Update: Mar. 26, 2017
Summary: [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED _ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT APRIL 20, 2012 No. 11-10729 JOHN LEY _ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 0:10-cr-60159-WJZ-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MAURICIO COHEN ASSOR, a.k.a. Mauricio Cohen, Defendant-Appellant. _ No. 11-10731 _ D.C. Docket No. 0:10-cr-60159-WJZ-2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LEON COHEN LEVY, a.k.a. Leon Cohen, Defendant-Appellant. _ Appea
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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT APRIL 20, 2012 No. 11-10729 JOHN LEY ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 0:10-cr-60159-WJZ-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MAURICIO COHEN ASSOR, a.k.a. Mauricio Cohen, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ No. 11-10731 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 0:10-cr-60159-WJZ-2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LEON COHEN LEVY, a.k.a. Leon Cohen, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (April 20, 2012) Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, FAY and KLEINFELD,* Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Appellants Mauricio Cohen Assor and Leon Cohen Levy (collectively “the Cohens”) were both convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and two counts of willfully making and subscribing false income tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). Levy was acquitted of one count of the latter charge. The Cohens appeal their convictions, alleging that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support their convictions on the conspiracy to defraud the IRS charge; (2) the district court erred by excluding their expert witness testimony; (3) the district court erred by giving an improper jury instruction and abused its discretion by * Honorable Andrew J. Kleinfeld, United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation. 2 failing to give their requested jury instructions; and (4) the district court committed plain error by admitting evidence of an “other” bad act. After reviewing the record, reading the parties’ briefs and having the benefit of oral argument, we reject all of the arguments made by the appellants and affirm their convictions. AFFIRMED. 3
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