UNITED STATES v. RIVERA-RUIZ

No. 19-1992.

43 F.4th 172 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luis RIVERA-RUIZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 4, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

José Luis Novas-Debién for appellant.

Alix Cohen , Assistant United States Attorney, with W. Stephen Muldrow , United States Attorney, Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Francisco A. Besosa-Martínez , Assistant United States Attorney, on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Howard, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Luis Rivera-Ruiz, a former police officer with the Puerto Rico Police Department ("PRPD"), pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c). Rivera's conviction was based on his involvement with a corrupt group of PRPD officers...

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