In a case of first impression, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a federal prohibition against prosecuting lawyers who take defense fees from clients who acquired those funds through criminal activities.
The impact of the Oct. 26 decision, which upheld the dismissal by a federal judge in Florida of money laundering charges against Miami attorney Benedict P. Kuehne and a South American lawyer, may soon be felt in Georgia where Columbus criminal defense lawyer J. Mark Shelnutt is slated to go to trial Nov. 9 on federal money-laundering charges stemming from his acceptance of what he contends are legal fees from his drug dealing clients.
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