Legal Opinion
United States v. Luisi
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 25, 2008No. Criminal Action 99-10218-WGYPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
YOUNG, District Judge.
In September of 2002, a federal jury convicted Robert C. Luisi on three counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). See Jury Verdict [Doc. No. 190]. In this first trial, Luisi, “an admitted member of the La Cosa Nostra crime family,” presented a complex entrapment defense. United States v. Luisi, 482 F.3d 43, 45 (1st Cir.2007). He averred that Ron Previte, a fellow La Cosa Nostra member who was also a government informant, had worked in concert with an FBI agent, Michael McGowan, to…
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