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U.S. v. GARCÍA-PASTRANA

Nos. 07-1044, 07-1094, 07-1095, 07-1096, 07-1097, 07-1098, 07-1177, 07-1232, 07-1501, 07-1557, 07-1558.

584 F.3d 351 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elba GARCÍA-PASTRANA, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Héctor René Lugo-Ríos, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Juan Ramos-Hernández, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Felipe Román-Lozada, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Juan Roldán-Vega, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Andrés Carrasquillo-Colón, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Enrique Vázquez-Préstamo, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Francisco Martínez-Irizarry, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Jorge L. Urbina-Acevedo, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Jesús Caraballo-Ortiz, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Luis Andino-Delbrey, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Backiel, with whom José R. Aguayo Caussade and Víctor P. Miranda Corrada, were on joint brief for appellants Ramos, Román, and Roldán.

Rafael F. Castro-Lang, was on brief for appellants García and Vázquez.

Anita Hill-Adames, for appellant Lugo.

Laura Maldonado-Rodríguez, with whom Lydia Lizarribar and Francisco Dolz-Sánchez, were on joint brief for appellants Urbina, Caraballo, and Andino.

Lydia Lizarribar, with whom Laura Maldonado-Rodríguez and Francisco Dolz-Sánchez, were on joint brief for appellants Urbina, Caraballo, and Andino.

Carlos E. Montñez, for appellant Carrasquillo.

Miguel E. Miranda-Gutiérrez, for appellant Martínez.

Joseph F. Palmer, with whom Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr., Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, District of Puerto Rico, and José A. Ruiz-Santiago, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Puerto Rico, were on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, LEVAL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This consolidated appeal concerns a scheme to embezzle and launder funds for a union health plan. The eleven defendants-appellants were employees of the Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewer Authority (the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico, hereinafter the "AAA") and officials of the Unión Independiente Auténtica de Empleados de la AAA (hereinafter the "Union"). Each defendant was convicted after a jury trial of...

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