United States v. Nery Ramos Duarte

Nery Gustavo Ramos Duarte was found guilty after a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to import controlled substances into the United States, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash. He received a 160-month sentence. On appeal, he challenges several evidentiary issues, the sufficiency of the evidence on all four of his convictions, and the drug quantity attributed to him at sentencing. We affirm the judgment, but remand for correction of a clerical error.

In 2003, Duarte was stopped by Arkansas law enforcement with…