He also testified that users of Valium develop a tolerance over time and that a given dose of Valium may have varying effects on a particular individual based on a number of other factors, including the level of anxiety the individual is experiencing at the time of administration, his physical size, and the route of administration. We reject both of these contentions. The government then asked Dr. Coleman what effect a twenty-milligram dose of Valium would have on a person who had used the drug on a daily basis for eight to ten years. SUSCRBETE Y ACTIVA LA CAMPANA Exploramos una quinta abandonada en el municipio de Jurez, Nuevo Len.Ren Obregnhttps://www.facebook.com/comunidadaztec. While authorities assured residents that Tuesday's assault was an isolated incident, it gave a sobering peek at the strength of organized crime in this border city, where such Mafia violence has become rare since the fall of reputed kingpin Juan Garcia Abrego. at 1077-78. Juan Garcia Abrego is currently serving eleven life sentences in a U.S. jail Finally, on Dec. 2, the drivers and one of the maids 3505, the Confrontation Clause, and several of the Federal Rules of Evidence. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? Wilson Garcia, right, is consoled during a vigil for his son, Daniel Enrique Laso, 9, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Cleveland, Texas. He is wanted in the U.S. as a co-defender in the Juan Garcia Abrego case. He stated that he moved between 800 and 1000 pounds of marijuana and 100 kilograms of cocaine per month. others to discuss arrangements that day. Law enforcement officials then observed these unidentified individuals unload the contents of the truck, dumping all of the clothing and furniture into the yard and taking 21 U-Haul boxes into the house. Figueroas husband, who specialized in drug trafficking during his years as advisor to prosecutors, was her chief collaborator on the book, which suggested that the elder brother of former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and the assassinations of two prominent politicians in 1994 were linked to the countrys powerful drug cartels. denied, 522 U.S. 1131, 118 S.Ct. Agent Hensley testified that Garcia Abrego made a number of denials of particular episodes of criminal activity that were identical to statements that he made to Hensley during the flight from Monterrey to Mexico City. Alberto Sicilia Falcn, el narco cubano que domin Tijuana y se fug de Lecumberri por un tnel al estilo "Chapo", Lder de "Los Dormidos" y chofer de Flix Gallardo: Los inicios del "Chapo" Guzmn en el narcotrfico, El narco cumple una condena de 11 cadenas perpetuas. All of these goods were transported to The district court gave such an instruction in this case, and the government presented ample evidence that the conspiracy to launder money occurred after the effective date of 1956(h). Garcia Abrego, 71, who was the first cartel leader to make the FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, was convicted in 1996 by a federal jury in Houston. 1956(a)(2)(A), which criminalizes the transportation, transmission, or transfer of a monetary instrument or funds from a place inside the United States to a place outside the United States with the intent to promote the carrying on of a specified unlawful activity. See United States v. Griffith, 118 F.3d 318, 322-23 (5th Cir.1997). 1956(h), one count of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. However, the matters that the statute requires that the certification address mirror the four requirements for rendering a normal business record admissible under the business records exception to the hearsay rule, none of which are case-specific. The business records exception is a firmly rooted hearsay exception. Ismoila, 100 F.3d at 392. In United States v. Miller, 830 F.2d 1073, 1078 (9th Cir.1987), the Ninth Circuit rejected a Confrontation Clause challenge to the admission of foreign bank records under 3505. In further support of his contention that he could not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive his Miranda rights, Garcia Abrego points to the fact that he has only the equivalent of an eighth grade education. 13. conditions during his probation term. The book's acknowledgment is written to Mexico's powerful 401. He had also concluded that Sanchez had gotten out of hand and lost a great deal of money for his organization. No motive is suggested that would lead bank officials to change, distort, or manipulate the records at issue here. See McNeil v. Wisconsin, 501 U.S. 171, 176, 111 S.Ct. at 640-41; see also United States v. Bustamante, 45 F.3d 933, 943 (5th Cir.1995) (It is also settled that, unless the government has abused its immunity power, a defendant has no due process right to have the trial court immunize defense witnesses.); United States v. Follin, 979 F.2d 369, 374 (5th Cir.1992) (District Courts have no inherent power to grant immunity. "It doesn't look as though robbery was the motive. Based upon this evidence, the jury could reasonably conclude that the money laundering conspiracy continued after the effective date of 1956(h). 900, 133 L.Ed.2d 834 (1996), and vacated on other grounds, Moore v. United States, 519 U.S. 802, 117 S.Ct. This evidence, combined with Tony Ortiz's testimony regarding his involvement in the overall conspiracy constitutes ample evidence from which the jury could reasonably conclude that the drug offense charged in count 17 was committed by Garcia Abrego's coconspirators in furtherance of the conspiracy. ), cert. Kenworth Truck Tractor from Houston. Thereafter, Garcia Abrego began demanding forty to fifty percent of Colombian traffickers' loads in exchange for the privilege of moving narcotics through the Matamoros area. See, e.g., United States v. Lindsey, 123 F.3d 978, 987-88 (7th Cir.1997); United States v. Williams-Davis, 90 F.3d 490, 508-09 (D.C.Cir.1996), cert. ISIS is in Afghanistan, But Who Are They Really? The agent, who had quit his post alleging corruption in the office of recently fired Atty. Horace Vega testified that Medrano told him that the group wished to have Lopez Olivares killed because he threatened to expose high-level members of the group to the U.S. media. See United States v. Pipkin, 114 F.3d 528, 535 (5th Cir.1997). plans and enthusiasm From there, Salazar's sister, Ninfa Lopez, drove Vega's vehicle, and Vega road with Salazar to the Mexican border. See 18 U.S.C. at 1250. 1. R. Evid. (3)in the case of a person convicted of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of section 848 of this title, the person shall forfeit, in addition to any property described in paragraph (1) or (2), any of his interest in, claims against, and property or contractual rights affording a source of control over, the continuing criminal enterprise. Juan Garcia Abrego (born 13 September 1944) was a leader of the Gulf Cartel under his uncle Juan Nepomuceno Guerra. Juan Garcia Abrego, who headed one of Mexico's largest and most ruthless narcotics cartels, was convicted Wednesday of smuggling more than $1 billion worth of cocaine and marijuana . He My respects, Kilroy was not Juan's fault. K.Admissibility of Evidence Regarding the Effects of Habitual Valium Use. Figueroa asserted that high-ranking government officials had blocked earlier attempts to arrest Garcia Abrego, who was on the FBIs 10 Most Wanted list for nearly a year before his capture. To the extent that Garcia Abrego's participation in drug conspiracies constituted lesser-included offenses of his participation in a CCE, the proceeds of the conspiracies were necessarily proceeds of the CCE. [18], Prior to Garca Abrego's arrest he had been discussing terms in which he would surrender to authorities. E.Sufficiency of the Evidence Supporting the Substantive Money Laundering Convictions. his wife Yolanda Figueroa, and their three children on Thursday lying in pools of blood See Miller, 116 F.3d at 682 (holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of uncharged murders committed in furtherance of the charged narcotics conspiracy). The fact that we have allowed the Miranda right to counsel, once asserted, to be effective with respect to future custodial interrogation does not necessarily mean that we will allow it to be asserted initially outside the context of custodial interrogation, with similar future effect.Id. 1956(a)(2)(A), one count of conspiracy to launder money in violation of 18 U.S.C. During the flight, Garcia Abrego drank some tequila. See Fed. See Self v. Collins, 973 F.2d 1198, 1205 (5th Cir.1992). The Gulf Cartel's (Cartel del Golfo - CDG) origins can be traced to 1984, when Juan Garca Abrego assumed control of his uncle's drug trafficking business, then a relatively small-time marijuana and heroin operation. Ortiz also testified that Benito Gonzales helped his brother in picking up, packaging, and delivering cocaine. This argument borders on the frivolous. Juan is remembered fondly by many who knew him, but several of his former co-workers (like Oscar Lpez Olivares) spoke negatively of him and say he was cold-blooded. See Todd, 735 F.2d at 150. See Griffin v. United States, 502 U.S. 46, 59, 112 S.Ct. 736, 116 L.Ed.2d 848 (1992), the Court clarified that Roberts stands for the proposition that unavailability analysis is a necessary part of the Confrontation Clause inquiry only when the challenged out-of-court statements were made in the course of a judicial proceeding. Id. for reasons authorities still cannot explain, he was never arrested. ), cert. The district court erred in declining to give a requested jury instruction explaining the non-reciprocal nature of the government's offer of incentives to witnesses. He also stated that he progressed to moving loads of cocaine ranging from 150 to 200 kilograms. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident, provided that upon request by the accused, the prosecution in a criminal case shall provide reasonable notice in advance of trial, or during trial if the court excuses pretrial notice on good cause shown, of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.Fed. 12. "Garca" es un apellido muy comn y me dijeron que no hay relacin familiar entre Juan y Lctor. We affirm. [13], Garca Abrego's reach became known when a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent named Claude de la O., in 1986, stated in testimony against Garca Abrego that he received over US$100,000 in bribes and had leaked information that could have endangered an FBI informant as well as Mexican journalists. Was this a clan in the old school CDG? Balderas, publisher of the weekly scandal sheet Cuarto scandalous case all but closed, alleging that the fugitive couple and See id. Marroqun-Garca had he not died. Brownsvilles country club, while heading the criminal syndicate that would See id. drug traffickers. Hollywood writer could concoct. Count 28 was based upon the seizure of 1000 kilograms of cocaine that were delivered to the New Jersey warehouse of George Paulicastro, an individual who was cooperating with the DEA. We disagree. Osiel Crdenas Guilln (born 18 May 1967) is a Mexican drug lord and the former leader of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.Originally a mechanic in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, he entered the cartel by killing Juan Garca Abrego's friend and competitor Salvador Gmez, after the former's arrest in 1996. Thus, evidence of such acts constitutes intrinsic evidence-that is, direct evidence of the charged conspiracy itself. Though usually quiet and 254, 139 L.Ed.2d 182 (1997), and cert. Even then, his statement is admissible only if it bears adequate indicia of reliability. Roberts, 448 U.S. at 66, 100 S.Ct. The admission of the foreign business records does not violate the Confrontation Clause so long as the records bear[] adequate indicia of reliability. Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56, 66, 100 S.Ct. denied sub nom., 519 U.S. 906, 117 S.Ct. 3578, 3578. Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, District Judges Ass'n Fifth Cir., Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases) 239 (1997). See United States v. Flores, 63 F.3d 1342, 1363 (5th Cir.1995). The agent testified that he had previously observed a black pick up registered to Velez at the Almeda-Genoa warehouse. charging him with corruption and confining him to jail in international attention for his drug crimes and was branded by authorities as Garcia Abrego protected his business from interference from law enforcement by paying large bribes to Mexican law enforcement officials. denied, 519 U.S. 824, 117 S.Ct. According to some members of his group, when Garcia Abrego got word that Martinez had landed planes without paying the $200,000 fee, he became angry and had his men capture a member of Martinez's organization and beat information out of him regarding the rival organization, including the number and weights of loads of cocaine that the organization transported. In a recorded statement, Medrano also stated that he went to work for El Jefe after Casimiro Espinoza, Medrano's former employer in the drug trafficking business, was killed. later be known as the Gulf Cartel. though the house was left in disarray," said Jose Elias However, his conviction included an execution of sentence suspended He testified that Garcia Abrego was angry and stated that the seizure was a result of having too many people involved in the organization. Sometime in late 1989 or early 1990, $10 million in bribe money from Garcia Abrego's organization failed to reach Coello Trejo. The district court could thus properly conclude that Garcia Abrego's proposed instruction could have given the jury the mistaken impression that the prosecutor actually possesses the authority to reduce the sentences of government witnesses. denied sub nom., 522 U.S. 1119, 118 S.Ct. denied, 519 U.S. 1128, 117 S.Ct. After his return to Monterey, Garcia Abrego purchased several million dollars worth of properties, including ranches, which he used as hideouts. We need not address this issue here because the substantive money laundering offenses discussed in Parts III.E.1 and III.E.2, supra, satisfy an overt act requirement, should such a requirement exist. Juan Antonio Ortiz is a member of the Gulf cartel who worked for Juan Garcia several were killed or never arrested. incident; two weeks later, he attempted to bribe FBI agent Claude de la O with According to the indictment issued on 8 November 1978, sometime See United States v. Savage, 67 F.3d 1435, 1440 (9th Cir.1995).7 As with the substantive drug offenses, Garcia Abrego does not contend that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the offenses charged in counts 14, 15, and 27 occurred.8 Rather, he contends that insufficient evidence exists to link him to the offenses. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Unit B Jan.1982). the Mexico City prosecutor's office, had been sexually abusing the two The record contains ample evidence from which the district court could conclude that the drugs that Mexican authorities administered to Garcia Abrego did not impair his mental capacity. sexual monster following the success of his and his wife's muckraking Perez also testified that Garcia Abrego instructed Ricardo Aguirre, who the documentary evidence indicated was listed as a beneficial owner on several of the investment accounts in which Garcia Abrego placed his drug proceeds, to move $25 million from Mexico to the United States during the time period that Garcia Abrego was hiding in Chicago as a result of increased pressure and property seizures by Mexican authorities. These analysts had theorized that the It seems like this was a settling of accounts between [corrupt] police officers., Assessing the impact of the slayings, however, Jardi added: This is all over the front pages today because the children also were killed. later dropped his charges. Thereafter, Luis Medrano, who had previously worked for Espinoza, went to work for Garcia Abrego. Because Rule 403 operates to exclude relevant evidence, application of the rule must be cautious and sparing. United States v. Pace, 10 F.3d 1106, 1115-16 (5th Cir.1993) (quoting United States v. McRae, 593 F.2d 700, 707 (5th Cir.1979)). Therefore, in finding Garcia Abrego guilty of conducting a CCE, the jury necessarily found that he participated in a conspiracy. However, [a] defendant's mental condition still properly figures into the voluntariness calculus. 988, 136 L.Ed.2d 869 (1997); United States v. Witek, 61 F.3d 819, 822-24 (11th Cir.1995); United States v. Delgado, 4 F.3d 780, 785-86 (9th Cir.1993). A special agent for the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service testified that, on February 1, 1989, Alexander Guzman and Hector Castano had driven the van to Memorial City Mall. powerful Mexican drug lords therefore authorities assumed that the It does not indicate that the records relating to the account are irrelevant. Additionally, Resendez testified that he picked up money in the United States for Garcia Abrego in 1993. 5. Garcia Abrego used money from his drug operation to purchase large ranches in Soto La Marina, an area south of Matamoros. Juan Garcia Abrego. From this evidence, the jury could reasonably conclude that the drug offense described in count 7 was committed by Garcia Abrego's coconspirators in furtherance of the conspiracy. Tony Ortiz testified that he collected $60 to 70 million on behalf of the organization in New York and Houston and shipped it back to Matamoros. I know something about it, being a lawyer. On cross-examination, the government asked Dr. Coleman a number of questions regarding his medical education, training, and experience. Email This BlogThis! leadership of Oscar Malherbe de Leon. However, with respect to counts 14 and 15, the record citations that he provides in support of this proposition do not indicate that the funds at issue were not exported to Matamoros, Mexico. The man investigators believe transformed Mexico's backwoods marijuana trade into a huge cocaine business faces up to life in prison at his Jan. 31 sentencing. On May 15, 1998, one of the lethal chauffeurs, Dr. Keraga admitted that these effects might be different for a chronic user of Valium. Id. Based upon this evidence, the jury could reasonably conclude that the drug offense charged in count 5 was committed by Garcia Abrego's coconspirators in furtherance of the conspiracy. She added that she doubts that drug traffickers were responsible for the Figueroa family killings. 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