United States v. Alvaro Jorge Cardona-Echeverria

76 F.3d 389 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvaro Jorge CARDONA-ECHEVERRIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50419. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 1995. Decided Jan. 18, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and NOONAN, Circuit Judges; Shubb, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Alvaro Jorge Cardona-Echeverria (Cardona) appeals his convictions of and his sentence for conspiracy to assault a federal officer, assault of a federal officer, and the use of a firearm during a crime of violence. We affirm his convictions and his sentence. FACTS 4 During an investigation code-named "Operation Green Ice," federal agents targeted narcotics traffickers and money launderers in Southern California. As a part of this operation, federal agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) posed as money launderers and agreed to launder drug proceeds for suspected drug dealers. On August 20, 1992,…