Legal Opinion
United States v. Portalla
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 31, 2007No. 06-1362PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Edward Portalla challenges his conviction on one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and two counts of money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956, contending that the government adduced insufficient evidence. We affirm.
I
BACKGROUND
Between January 2001 and November 2002, Raphael Tejada, a cooperating witness for the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), made a series of controlled cocaine purchases from Salvatore (“Rudy”) and Anthony (“Tony”) Carrillo (“the Carrillos”), as well as their con federate underlings. The Carrillos utilized cell phones…
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