U.S. v. CORCHADO-PERALTA

No. 01-2086.

318 F.3d 255 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elena CORCHADO-PERALTA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramón García-García, by appointment of the court, for appellant.

Steven N. Siegel with whom Rose A. Briceño, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, was on brief for the United States.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, HOWARD, Circuit Judge, and SHADUR, Senior District Judge.


BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

Between 1987 and 1996, Ubaldo Rivera Colon ("Colon") smuggled over 150 kilograms of cocaine into Puerto Rico, yielding some $4 million in profits, which he then laundered through a variety of investments and purchases. Colon was indicted on drug, bank fraud, and conspiracy charges and, based on a plea agreement, was sentenced in June 2002 to over 20 years in prison. This case concerns not Colon but three peripheral figures, including his wife...

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