Style and Issues: The case that is going to be analyzed is United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry C. Huff, Defendant-Appellant United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 641 F.3d 1228 [2011]. The background of this case starts with a man named Jerry Huff, the dependant-appellant, who owned property in Moab, Utah. Mr. Huff initiated construction on a new house so he applied for a loan in October 2003 from First Greensboro Home Equity (FGHE) for a $250,000 second-mortgage on his property in Moab, Utah. In December 2003, Mr. Huff's loan application was approved and FGHE wire transferred $254,100.25 to Precision Title Company, who in turn issued Mr. Huff two checks amounting $66,709.07 and $20,861.00 respectively as partial loans. Mr. Huff deposited these partial loans checks into his business's bank account at Zions National Bank. When Mr. Huff applied for a loan he made false proclamations about his personal income and his capabilities to reimburse the loan. Along with these false claims, Mr. Huff provided misleading and fraudulent documents to support his application. The first document was a made up appraisal of the house. The second pieces of deceptive documentation were pictures of the house that were modified to make it look like the construction was finished. Lastly, he submitted altered copies …show more content…
Huff's argument specifying that when a person receives illegal proceeds in check form, they collect criminally derived property. Thus Mr. Huff received criminally derived property and deposited the checks into the bank so he, in turn, committed money-laundering. The courts stated that it does not matter whether the check cleared or even if he accesses the money in his account, it is still money-laundering because, "when he possesses [the partial loan] check[s], he possesses 'any property' arising from the proceeds of a criminal offense—whether that property is in the form of cash or checks is of no