Legal Opinion
United States v. Luisi
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 10, 2007No. 03-1470PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Robert C. Luisi, Jr., an admitted member of the “La Cosa Nostra” (LCN) crime family, appeals his convictions on three cocaine-related charges. These convictions stemmed from an FBI investigation that employed a paid cooperating witness and LCN member, Ronald Previte.
At trial, Luisi testified and admitted his involvement in the cocaine transactions. His defense was entrapment, on intertwined theories. He claimed that Previte, acting for the government along with undercover FBI agent Michael McGowan, had improperly tried to induce him to commit drug crimes. He…
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