Faafiti

MEMORANDUM *

Lilo J. Faafiti appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1) and the sentence imposed by the Honorable Thomas S. Zilly, sitting by designation on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (a), and we affirm the judgment and sentence.

1. Sufficient evidence existed to support the jury’s determination that Faafiti knowingly participated in the conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. “Once a conspiracy is established, evidence of only a slight connection with it is sufficient to establish a defendant’s participation in it.” United, States v. Castaneda, 16 F.3d 1504, 1510 (9th Cir.1994). Here, Faafiti confessed that he “received cocaine [and] crack cocaine from various suppliers,” “provided the cocaine to family members for distribution,” and “drove [the crack cocaine] down there on multiple occasions.” In addition, the defendant was implicated in multiple telephone calls recorded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and by the testimony of various co-defendants, who…