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193405P.pdf   04/30/2021  United States  v.  Barrett Prelogar
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  19-3405
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City   
[PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Kelly, Circuit Judge] Criminal case - Criminal law. The indictment alleging defendant corruptly endeavored to obstruct and impede the due administration of the tax laws in violation of 26 U.S.C. sec. 7212(a) was sufficient under Marinello v. U.S., 548 U.S.___ (2018); Marinello does not require that nexus and knowledge be charged in the indictment; claim that the district court constructively amended the indictment when it failed to instruct the jury on structuring denied; the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction; the district court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss or for disqualification of the prosecution based on defendant's claim that the prosecution allegedly violated the attorney-client privilege when it interviewed his former attorney; no privileged information was provided and defendant cannot show any prejudice from the information which was provided.