United States v. Jose Guadalupe Lara

Jose Guadalupe Lara appeals his convictions for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(A)(ii), and 846; and conspiring to launder money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). He is currently serving a sentence of 81 months’ imprisonment. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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The facts are not in dispute. During a DEA investigation into a large-scale drug conspiracy, local law enforcement officers assigned to a DEA task force obtained a wiretap authorization from a DeKalb County, Georgia, Superior Court judge. The calls…