U.S. v. PETTI

Nos. 91-50123, 91-50229.

973 F.2d 1441 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chris PETTI, aka Chris George Poulos, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chris PETTI, aka Chris George Poulos, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar B. Goodman, Goodman & Chesnoff, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee.

Carol C. Lam, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before BROWNING and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, CAULFIELD, District Judge.


JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge.

I. Facts

In July 1987, the FBI applied for and received judicial authorization for wiretap surveillance of appellant-cross-appellee Petti and several others suspected of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to gain control of a gambling enterprise on the Rincon Indian Reservation in San Diego, California. During the investigation, Petti's supposed friend, Benjamin, a government informant, introduced Petti to Agent Ahearn...

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