Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) requires proof of knowledge that proceeds originated from a specific felony crime

1. Was there “insufficient evidence” presented by the United States to convict Spila of money laundering conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) ? Specifically, whether 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) required the United States to prove that Spila and/or his co -conspirators had knowledge that the proceeds used in the alleged money laundering conspiracy came from a felony as opposed to an y type of unlawful source as determined by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Spila contends that the United States failed to present evidence that Spila and/or his co -conspirators had knowledge that the underlying proceeds came from a crime that constitutes a felon y. United States v. Arturs Spila , Petition for Certiorari No. 3 INTERESTED PARTIES and RELATED CASES There are no interested parties. Co-defendants Ivan Kanunnikov and Dmitrii Zherebiatev were not tried at the same time as Appellant Arturs Spila . The instant case arose fro m United States v. Spila , U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Case: 1:21-cr-00375 and it was appealed to the 1 1th Circuit, Case : 23-13913 . United States v. Arturs Spila , Petition for Certiorari No. 4