United States v. George Thompson

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

George Thompson, Samuel Baggett, and Ralph Deleo appeal their criminal convictions for offenses connected to illegal gambling, drug trafficking, firearms, and marriage fraud. On appeal, Thompson, Baggett, and Deleo assert error from lack of suppression of wiretap evidence, error from improper joinder of Baggett’s and Thompson’s cases, erroneous refusal to exclude evidence of Thompson’s criminal history and travel to China, and error from a determination that federal officers acted within the scope of a search warrant when searching Deleo’s apartment. Deleo also argues…