Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Jader Alvarez-Moreno, A/K/A Carlos Jader Alvarez, Said Pavon Jatter, Ricardo Pavon Jatter
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 7, 1989No. 86-5517PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.
In this massive drug importation, drug distribution, and money laundering case, we determine the extent to which uncharged criminal offenses may be used as predicate offenses for continuing criminal enterprise prosecutions (21 U.S.C. § 848). We affirm the convictions, but remand for resentencing of one appellant.
FACTS
In 1981, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) initiated “Operation Swordfish” to identify and apprehend individuals “laundering” the proceeds derived from the sale of illegal narcotics. To facilitate this effort, the DEA established a corporation…
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