The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Jae Shik Cha, 97 F.3d 1462 (9th Cir. 1996):
Cha argues that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of money laundering because the government failed to prove that he had the intent to " 'conceal or disguise' the nature, location, source or control of the proceeds of an unlawful activity." There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, "any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Vgeri, 51 F.3d 876, 879 (9th Cir.1995) (citation omitted).
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