United States of America v. Malachi Mullings

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with one count of conspiracy
to commit money laundering and seven counts of money
laundering.

Malachi Mullings pleaded guilty to criminal charges related
to his involvement in laundering millions of dollars for an African
fraud scheme. About a month later, while awaiting his sentence,
Mullings’s bond was revoked after he punched his girlfriend in the
face. After spending time in custody, Mullings tried to withdraw
his guilty plea, but the district court denied that request. Now,
Mullings appeals that denial, arguing that his attorney bullied him
into pleading guilty. Mullings also appeals several aspects of his
sentence as procedurally unreasonable: (1) the district court’s
calculation of the loss amount; (2) the district court’s application of
a two-level aggravating-role enhancement to his offense level for
recruiting a co-conspirator into the scheme and supervising him;
(3) the district court’s application of a four-level offense level
enhancement for being in the business of money laundering;
(4) the district court’s application of a two-level offense level
enhancement for obstructing justice; and (5) the district court’s
failure to apply a two-level offense level reduction for acceptance
of responsibility. Finally, Mullings appeals his sentence of 120
months’ imprisonment as substantively unreasonable.

The Defendant was found guilty.

Affirmed on appeal