Wilson

BACKGROUND

The drug conspiracy for which Wilson was convicted came to the attention of the government in May of 2001, when United States Customs agents in Florida discovered that a box of shampoo bottles arriving from Belgium actually contained hundreds of pills. Investigation revealed that the pills were ecstasy and had been shipped by a main player in the conspir- acy, Terrance Fischer.

A task force comprised of agents from various law enforce- ment agencies delivered the intercepted package to its original addressee, the Tan Machine, a tanning salon in Portland, Ore- gon, a frequent shipping destination in this conspiracy. The business owner agreed to cooperate with investigators, and he told them that a man named Andre Wegner was scheduled to pick up the package at a storage locker in Portland. Wegner, however, sent Chad Bring to pick up the package. Bring was arrested, and he told investigators about several associates in the drug conspiracy, including Wilson.

During the investigation that followed, agents discovered 1 Wilson claims in this appeal that the district court erred when it deter- mined that Wilson was not entitled to a downward adjustment for a minor role in…