A Look Into the Chael Sonnen Money Laundering Case
by S.C. Michaelson on Jan 4, 2011 2:40 AM EST
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As was reported here yesterday, Chael Sonnen pleaded guilty in federal court to money laundering.
The indictment reads:
On or about June 20, 2006, in the District of Oregon, CHAEL PATRICK SONNEN,defendant herein, did knowingly conduct and attempt to conduct a financial transaction affectinginterstate commerce, to wit, he caused a check in the amount of $69,091.53 to be issued andnegotiated from a bank account at U.S. Bank, which involved the proceeds of a specifiedunlawful activity, that is wire fraud. Defendant further knew that the financial transaction wasdesigned in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the ownership and control of the proceeds ofwire fraud, to wit, defendant and others devised and intended to devise a material scheme andartifice to defraud Decision One Mortgage, and to obtain money and property from Decision One Mortgage by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises, and that while conducting and attempting to conduct such financial transaction, defendant knew that the property involved in the financial transaction represented the proceeds of the unlawful activity, wire fraud.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1)(B)(i).DATED this 28th day of December, 2010.presented by Dwight Holton, US Attorney, Oregon District and signed by Michelle Holman Kerin, Assistant US Attorney.
Sonnen's attorney on the case is Ronald H. Hoevet based out of Portland, Oregon. He is not the attorney who represented Sonnen in his appeal before the CSAC.
If you recall, Sonnen pulled out of his Oregon House of Representatives race back on June 16th and said:
In the best interests of my district, I am resigning from my campaign for the Oregon House of Representatives. A 2006 legal issue has arisen that needs my immediate attention. I am not at liberty to disclose the details, but my name was involved in a real estate case that requires a ruling. If the ruling is adverse, I would be disqualified from running for office until 2011. So, given that possibility, I have chosen to withdraw my name as a candidate in 2010. I will continue to contribute to my community and ensure that we have a capable candidate to run for my district in November."
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things tend to happen in threes so when will the other shoe fall?
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 4, 2011 3:01 AM EST reply actions
1. Chael dominated Anderson for 23 minutes gets subbed.
2. Fails CSAC test.
3. Pleads guilty to money laundering.
sounds to me like all the shoes have landed and left a mark, luckily for Sonnen he’s actually made it out ok from all of that.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76866807deabe3c1/
He's like the guy in 'A Serious Man'
except he probably hates jews
"Now fuck off, I got work to do!" -Cyrus
According to Dave Meltzer’s radio update, Sonnen is turning state’s evidence.
Hey Chael,
"A guy in Texas came up to me and told me ‘Frye you're not mixed martial arts, you're no holds barred’, and I said you're god damn right partner." ~ Don Frye
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