A federal judge has questioned the foundation of the government's case against Miami criminal defense attorney Ben Kuehne. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke told prosecutors that an exception in federal money laundering statutes appears to allow lawyers to be paid legal fees without fear of prosecution as the defense argued. Kuehne is charged with money laundering and wire fraud after he vetted $5.2 million in legal fees paid by Colombian drug kingpin Fabio Ochoa to retain defense attorney Roy Black.
December 01, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal judge questioned the foundation of the government’s case Tuesday against Miami criminal defense attorney Ben Kuehne.
Kuehne is charged with money laundering and wire fraud after he vetted $5.2 million in legal fees paid by Colombian drug kingpin Fabio Ochoa to retain prominent Miami criminal defense attorney Roy Black. Kuehne wrote a report concluding the fees were legitimate funds and not cocaine profits from Ochoa’s role as a leader of the infamous Medellin cartel.
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