United States v. Renato Torres

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Renato Torres and Carlos Olivares produced $60,000 to pay for three kilograms of cocaine. It was a trap. The “sellers” were federal agents; Torres and Olivares lost the money and their liberty. Torres pleaded guilty to drug offenses and was sentenced to 73 months’ imprisonment. His sole argument on appeal is that, by virtue of the double jeopardy clause, the forfeiture of the $60,000 precludes the sentence of imprisonment.

We know from Austin v. United States, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 2801, 125 L.Ed.2d 488 (1993), and United States v. Halper, 490 U.S. 435, 109 S.Ct. 1892,…