United States v. Mercado

MEMORANDUM *

Robert Mercado, Jr. and Daniel Bravo appeal their convictions and sentences for racketeering conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and conspiracy to aid and abet narcotics trafficking in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The charges arise from the activities of the so-called “Mexican Mafia.” Mercado challenges the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress the fruits of the first of several wiretaps authorized in the investigation of that organization. Bravo challenges the *21district court’s denial of his motion to sever his trial and his motion to dismiss the…