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U.S. v. DIXON

No. 15-14354.

901 F.3d 1322 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James DIXON, Maurin Chacon, Rodolfo Portela, Christopher Altamirano, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 24, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Drew DiRosa , U.S. Attorney's Office, Mark Dispoto , U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jason Wu , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Wifredo A. Ferrer , Ilham Aryan Hosseini , John C. Shipley , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Emily M. Smachetti , Nalina Sombuntham , Ignacio Jesus Vazquez, Jr. , U.S. Attorney Service — SFL, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David A. Donet, Jr. , Donet McMillan & Trontz, PA, Coconut Grove, FL, for Defendant-Appellant James Dixon, a.k.a. Smoke.

Manuel Gonzalez, Jr. , Law Office of Manuel Gonzalez, Jr., Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Maurin Chacon, Tiny, Peludo, a.k.a. Yung Patron.

Gregory Antonio Samms , Law Office Of Gregory A. Samms, PA, Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Rodolfo Portela, a.k.a. Papo L. Desperado (Federal Prisoner: 04702-104).

Rodolfo Portela, Pro Se.

Philip Robert Horowitz , Law Office of Philip R. Horowitz, Esq., Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Christopher Altamirano, a.k.a. Tango, a.k.a. Peter Baitz.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

These consolidated appeals involve the convictions of four defendants who participated in a drug conspiracy in Little Havana, Miami. Maurin Chacon, Christopher Altamirano, Rodolfo Portela, and James Dixon were members of the self-described "Big Money Team," a gang of drug dealers who also committed robberies and illegally...

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