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Southern District of New York
A stipulation stated that DEA undercover orders were placed from a computer in the Southern District of New York and shipped to an undercover mailing address there. In closing, Serrin Turner cited those purchases, Michael Duch's Orange County heroin operation and access to Silk Road within the district as grounds for venue.
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The district's connection to the alleged offenses was material to venue. The court instructed jurors that the government had to establish venue separately for each count by a preponderance of the evidence.