U.S. v. CORDOBA-MURGAS

Nos. 98-1280, 98-1284, 98-1285, 98-1054, 99-1055, 99-1056, 99-1096, 99-1502.

233 F.3d 704 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Raul Antonio CORDOBA-MURGAS, a/k/a Strawberry, Luis E. Cordoba-Murgas, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #2, a/k/a Negro, a/k/a, Carlos, Luis A. Todd-Murgas, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #3, a/k/a Little Louie, Appellants-Cross-Appellees, Luis A. Murgas, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #1, a/k/a Big Louie, a/k/a Barosa, Ruben A. Todd-Murgas, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #5, Jose C. Dominguez, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #6, a/k/a Pachito, Gilberto Arce, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #7, a/k/a Luigi Santiago, Jason Jones, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #8, Tiffany Gaudinot, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #10, Tricia Irving, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #11, and Dennis J. Calandra, Jr., Defendants, Vincinte Rogers, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #9, a/k/a Mr. Santos, Ruben A. Todd-Murgas, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #5, Gilberto Arce, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #7, a/k/a Luigi Santiago, and Cesar A. Todd-Murgas, a/k/a Sealed Defendant #4, a/k/a Tony, a/k/a Pepita, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. August Term, 2000.

Decided: December 5, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. French, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, Albany, NY, (Grant C. Jaquith, Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), for Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America.

Robert G. Wells, Syracuse, NY, (Bruce R. Bryan, of counsel), for Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Raul Antonio Cordoba-Murgas.

Edward S. Zas, The Legal Aid Society Federal Defender Division Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, for Appellant Cross Appellee Luis E. Cordoba-Murgas.

William M. Borrill, Whitesboro, NY, (Linda M. Campbell, of counsel) for Appellant-Cross-Appellee Luis A. Todd-Murgas.

Angelo A. Rinaldi, Law Office of Angelo A. Rinaldi, Syracuse, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Ruben A. Todd-Murgas.

William D. Walsh, Syracuse, NY, (J. Scott Porter, of counsel) for Defendant-Appellant Cesar Todd-Murgas.

Richard P. Ferris, Law Office of Richard P. Ferris, Utica, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Gilberto Arce.

Stephen Lance Cimino, Syracuse, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Vincinte Rogers.

Before: LEVAL and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges, and MURTHA, District Judge.


MURTHA, District Judge:

Background

This matter has been the subject of several written decisions in the district court, familiarity with which is assumed. See, e.g., United States v. Murgas, 31 F.Supp.2d 245 (N.D.N.Y.1998); United States v. Murgas, 177 F.R.D. 97 (N.D.N.Y. 1998). For the purpose of deciding the instant appeal, the Court sets forth the following salient facts:

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