Cases

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1029 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. DAMIAN CORTEZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Leo T. Sorokin, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1956 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. ALLAN GIOVANNY CORDERO-VELÁZQUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 22-1642 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. JOHN DERICK ROSARIO-MERCED, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 22-1353 22-1447 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. VICTOR JORDAN CALDERON-ZAYAS, Defendant, Appellant. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District J

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 22-1231 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. RICARDO PEREZ-DELGADO, a/k/a Bam Bam, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1137 UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. MARIO R. RIVERA-RODRÍGUEZ, a/k/a Papolín, Defendant, Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Jay A. García-Gregory, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 19-1395 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOSÉ ILARRAZA, a/k/a KAE-KAE, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Rya W. Zobel, U.

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________ No. 20-1265 _____________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LOUIS ANTONIO ZAYAS, Appellant _______________ On Appeal from the United States District Court

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 17-1367 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOSÉ CENTENO-GONZÁLEZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. OVERVIEW Gadiel Romero pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and got a 276-month prison sentence, a below-guidelines sentence-his guidelines range was 360 months to life. Ably represented on appeal by new counsel, Romero principally claims that his incarcerative term is both procedurally flawed and substanti

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 24-1889 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. ROBERT DAIGLE, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge]

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 18-1085 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JUAN ELIAS GONZALEZ-ARIAS, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Leo T. Sorokin, U.S. District Judge]

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ________________ No. 23-1242 ________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MIGUEL EDUARDO ROSARIO also known as Deuce, Appellant ________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle D

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1504 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. FRANCISCO XAVIER ORTIZ-COLÓN, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach, U.S. District Judge]

674 F.3d 1160 (2012) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. C. Marvin WILBUR, aka Marvin Wilbur, Sr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joan C. Wilbur, Defendant-Appellant. *1161 United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. April M. Wilbur, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brenda R. Wilbu

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge. Hurricane Georges struck Puerto Rico on September 21, 1998. In the storm’s wake, the island was declared a “major disaster” area eligible for various federal aid programs. See United States v. Alfonzo-Reyes, 592 F.3d 280, 284 (1st Cir.2010). One such program, administered by the Farm Service Agency (“FSA”), offered low-interest emergency loans to qualified farmers to help restore farming operatio

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 10-2236 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JUAN COLÓN-RODRÍGUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, U.S. District Judge]

665 F.3d 1 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. TIEM TRINH, Defendant, Appellant. No. 10-1556. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard October 5, 2011. Decided December 20, 2011. *4 Robert A. George, for appellant. Kirby A. Heller, Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, with

638 F.Supp.2d 177 (2009) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jose L. REYES-GUERRERO [2]; and Juan A. Mieses a/k/a David Vazquez-Coss [3], Defendants. Criminal No. 08-244 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. July 28, 2009. *178 Courtney L. Coker, United States Department of Justice, Hato Rey, PR, for Plaintiff.

*280HOWARD, Circuit Judge. Appellants José Rivera-Rivera (“Rivera”) and Ramón Sánchez-Rosado (“Sanchez”) were convicted on three counts stemming from the armed robbery of a lottery ticket business in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Rivera was sentenced to 415 months’ imprisonment — more than 34 years — and Sánchez was sentenced to 397 months— just over 33 years. Both sentences inc