Lloyd

MEMORANDUM **

Terry Lloyd appeals his convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 , and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). We affirm.

*536 There was more than enough evidence to support Lloyd’s convictions for conspiracy and for possession. The modus operandi of the conspiracy consisted of mailing drugs and money via Federal Express and checking into hotels under false names to pick up those packages. Lloyd personally mailed approximately seven kilograms of cocaine to New Jersey and picked up another package using a false name and fraudulent credit card. While Lloyd argued at trial that he was merely doing a favor for Gary Bolden, Lloyd’s cousin-in-law, the fact that he used a false name and credit card refutes his argument that he was engaged in innocent behavior. There is sufficient evidence to support his conviction for conspiracy. See United States v. Sanchez-Mata, 925 F.2d 1166, 1167 (9th Cir.1991) (“Once the existence of a conspiracy is established, evidence of only a slight connection is necessary to support a conviction of knowing participation in that…