Legal Opinion
United States v. Fausto Aguero Alvarado
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 2015No. 13-14843PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judge:
For less than a year, Defendant Fausto Agüero Alvarado worked as an undercover confidential informant (“Cl”) for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) in Central America. Formalizing this role, he signed written agreements with federal DEA agents that set out the parameters of his duties, and thereafter assisted these agents with investigations into drug and weapons trafficking operations. After working with the agents for a few months, Defendant apparently came to the realization that he could make more money by actually dealing drugs and…
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