United States v. Hugh Von Meshack Lawayne Thomas Linda Parker Terrence Ian Hodges, Also Known as Guda

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Hugh Von Meshack, Lawayne Thomas, Linda Parker, and Terrence Ian Hodges appeal their convictions and sentences. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand in part.

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In 1992, the Drug Enforcement Administration Heart of Texas Task Force (“DEA”) and the Coryell County Sheriffs Department began a joint investigation of what was believed to be a “crack” cocaine trafficking organization based in Temple, Texas. The investigation eventually focused on a Temple restaurant known as Meshack’s Bar-B-Que and its proprietor, Hugh Von Meshack. Investigators believed Meshack…