Legal Opinion
United States v. Posada-Rios
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1998No. 94-20645PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND .841
A. Samuel Posada-Rios Organizes “La Compañía”.841
B. Threats from Rival Drug Dealers and Retaliation by La Compañía.843
C. Samuel Posada-Rios Operates La Compañía from Colombia.844
1. Ariel Ochoa and Esnoraldo De Jesus Posada-Rios take over the Houston operation.844
2. Elisa Grajales Murga.844
D. Harold and Wonda Cortes.845
1. The Harold Cortes Organization (Manuel Parada) .845
2. The Wonda Cortes Organization.847
a. Mona Smith Watson and Tony Jones.847
b. Mary Helen Hermann.848
c. Anthony Jerome Gage and Kelvin Jackquet.848
d. Carmenza Guzman Varón. 848
e.…
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