UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leslie James THOMPSON, AKA: Lester J. Thompson, Defendant-Appellant

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

I

Lester Thompson pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)) and unlawful use of a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate an unlawful activity (18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(8)). The district court sentenced Thompson to, among other things, sixty months of incarceration. Thompson appeals the sentence imposed.

II

During the week of December 31,1993, the Winston-Salem North Carolina Police Department received an anonymous tip that an individual named “Gerald” was receiving packages of crystal methamphetamine from California.…