Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Washington, D.C.: Court upholds money laundering convictions

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Washington, D.C.: Court upholds money laundering convictions: "WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court made it easier Tuesday for prosecutors to win money laundering convictions, ruling unanimously in a large religious scam case that the government does not have to prove 'overt acts' by defendants.
Justices upheld the convictions of two people accused of pocketing more than $1.2 million as part of a nationwide religious investment scheme.
David Whitfield and Haywood 'Don' Hall were convicted in Florida of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
They were leaders of the Greater Ministries International Church, which told people during roadshow meetings that God would double their money.
The church, which targeted Mennonite, Amish and Christian fundamentalist communities nationwide, took in hundreds of millions of dollars from . . .