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United States v. Raymond Derosa, Alfred Ponticelli, Danny Desantis, Phil Bertman

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 4, 1982No. 80-1668, 80-1670 to 80-1672PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

While conducting a two year undercover operation, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agent Ruddy Bareng and DEA informant David Blinder participated in several narcotics transactions involving the defendants. After Bareng and Blinder testified before a grand jury, a nine count indictment was returned charging the defendants with racketeering under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act [RICO], 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (1976) 1 and with various narcotics violations under 21 U.S.C. §§ 2, 841, 846 (1976). 2

After Dino D’Agostino, a fifth defendant, pleaded…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Schaffer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. United States v. Roy Moreno Ramirez, United States of America v. Robert H. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Jay Lewis Dworken, A/K/A Jason Lewis, Jay Lewis, United States of America v. William S. Gay, United States of America v. Steve RogoveCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Alfonso Velasquez, Ramon Dominguez, Esmerido Galvan Olamendi, Ramon Gomez, and Armando GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Lewis M. Dischner, United States of America v. Carl W. MathisenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992

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