Legal Opinion
United States v. Morales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 2011No. 09-2863, 09-2864, 09-3231, 09-3232, 09-3347, 09-3603, 09-3653PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In 2002, state and federal authorities began an intensive investigation into gang violence in Aurora, Illinois. Their investigation centered on the Insane Deuces street gang, as one member had agreed to serve as a confidential informant for local authorities. Mariano Morales, Arturo Barbosa, Miguel Rodriguez, Brian Hernandez, Lionel Lechuga, Harold Crowder, and Romel Handley (collectively, the “Defendants”) all participated in the gang’s activities. They were among sixteen individuals indicted by a federal grand jury on various racketeering-related charges in 2006. After…
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