United States v. Jose Rodriguez

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On February 13, 1992, a grand jury returned a thirty-five count indictment against fifteen individuals, including the defendant, Jose Rodriguez. Counts two and thirty-four were the only counts which specifically named Rodriguez; count two charged him with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, 1 in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and count thirty-four charged him with money laundering and aiding and abetting money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1956(a)(l)(B)(i). A jury convicted Rodriguez of both charges, conspiring to…