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U.S. v. VARGAS

No. 11-1661.

689 F.3d 867 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cristobal VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rajnath P. Laud (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stacy Campbell-Viamontes (argued), Joshua G. Vincent , Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before ROVNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Cristobal Vargas of attempting to possess, with an intent to distribute, more than 500 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. Vargas claimed that he was just buying a truck when he appeared in the parking lot of a local pharmacy with a shoe box stuffed with $45,000 in cash. He claimed that was the reason for his numerous telephone conversations with Estebean Rojo, the government's confidential...

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