The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday said alleged defects in an indictment are not jurisdictional in nature, meaning a district judge can accept a guilty plea under that indictment.
The Second Circuit rejected defendant Ira Rubin’s claim that his indictment was faulty because the conduct he was charged with—funneling illegal gambling money into banks under the pretense it was legitimate retail proceeds—was not a crime under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).
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