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U.S. v. RIVERA-RIVERA

No. 05-1567.

477 F.3d 17 (2007)

United STATES of America, Appellee, v. Javier RIVERA-RIVERA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Hasse for appellant.

Juan E. Milanés, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, and German A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Javier Rivera-Rivera (Rivera) appeals from a judgment of conviction for conspiracy to distribute drugs, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possession or use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

In 2003, the Police of Puerto Rico (POPR) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly conducted an investigation of POPR police corruption, code-named...

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