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UNITED STATES v. PELLON

No. 78 Cr. 0164 (GLG).

475 F.Supp. 467 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Louis F. PELLON, Frances Pellon, Maria Pellon Villaamil, Vincent D. Carilli, Hilton Matos, a/k/a "John," Nicholas R. Orlando, Lonnie Howard Hill, Kenneth Scherrer, Sidney Pope, a/k/a "Spencer," Jay Gray, Frank Pereira, Frank Maurice, Michael Smith, a/k/a "Frankie Royce" and Elizabeth Lugo Hayes, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

August 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., New York City, by Sarah Gold, and Denise L. Cote, Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, of counsel.

Ivan S. Fisher, New York City, for defendant Louis Pellon.

William I. Aronwald, White Plains, N. Y., for defendant Carilli.

Gary R. Sunden, New York City, for defendant Pereira.

Robert P. Leighton, New York City, for defendant Gray.

Stuart A. Holtzman, New York City, for defendant Pope.

David A. DePetris, New York City, for defendant Smith.

OPINION

GOETTEL, District Judge:

Narcotics conspiracy investigations often reveal unusual stories, but it is doubtful that any prior case has had as bizarre a history as this one. Indeed, the scenario that has emerged from the numerous pretrial motions and lengthy hearings in this case is so extraordinary that, if submitted as a script for a movie under a title such as "The Colombian Connection," it would be summarily rejected as too implausible for consideration...

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