DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Ernesto Rodriguez appeals the district court's refusal to apply the "safety valve" provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) so that he could escape the ten year mandatory minimum sentence of 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A). In this appeal, we address whether a defendant's statement to a probation officer satisfies the fifth requirement of § 3553(f). Because we answer that question in the negative, we affirm.
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