U.S. v. Carothers

PER CURIAM Before August 1994, agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency (""DEA"") were conducting a long-term investigation of Defendant-Appellant James Carothers (""Defendant"") and several other people about a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and MDMA (a/k/a ""Ecstasy""). At this time, the DEA was using an informant to make several controlled buys of cocaine and MDMA from these conspirators, including Stephen Farrar. In August 1994, the DEA, based upon the informer's knowledge, approached Farrar about his involvement in the conspiracy; Farrar agreed to cooperate with the DEA.