United States v. Emenogha

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. On March 26, 1991, the appellants1 were convicted of various drug offenses. Charles Emenogha was found guilty of one count of importing heroin and one count of possessing heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 952(a); Vincent Nwafor was found guilty of one count of possessing heroin with intent to distribute and five counts of distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and Gibson Nwafor was found guilty of ten counts of structuring financial transactions to avoid Internal Revenue reporting requirements in violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 5324 and 5322(a). All defendants were also convicted of conspiracy to import and distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Mr. Emenogha was sentenced to 132 months' incarceration, Gibson Nwafor to 160 months, and Vincent Nwafor to 396 months. They now appeal various aspects of their convictions and sentences. We affirm. I