United States v. Luis Santiago, Jose Tirado, Also Known as Chucho, Andre Brackett, Also Known as Dre, and Freddy Martinez

Defendant-Appellant Luis Santiago pleaded guilty before the District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alvin W. Thompson, Judge) on April 10, 2002 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine from August to December 2001 in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(B)(ii), and 846. The base offense level applicable to Santiago under section 2Dl.l(c) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines was 26. After conducting multiple sentencing hearings, the District Court applied (i) a two-level enhancement for Santiago’s…