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Case 1 :06-cr-00031-JJF Document 62 Filed 12/07/2006 Page 1 of 3
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney ’s Office
`i·¢;,;f[fiQ--··"`| District of Delaware
‘ _ Nemours Building (302) 573-6277
‘ 1007 Orange Street, Suite 700 FAX (302) 573-6220
P.O. Box 2046
lwlmirzgton, Delaware 19899-2046
December 7, 2006
`Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr.
United States District Court
S J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street
l _ Wilmington, Delaware 19801 ’
I Re: United States v. Francisco Barrera-Lopez, et al.
- Criminal Action No. 06-31-JJF
- Dear Judge Farnan:
In my attached letter of December 1, 2006, I misidentified Mr. Koyste’s client. All references E
_ to the co-defendant referenced in the last paragraph of my letter should be to defendant Salvador
Marintez-Torres. _ _
_ Respectfully submitted,
l COLM F. CONNOLLY
United St@s Attorney _
Edmond Falgowski ‘
Assistant United States orney Q
pc: Jose Ongay, Esquire (via Telefax)
Joseph Benson, Esquire l E
Christopher Koyste, Esquire
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Enclosure _ J

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- . 1Y___ _ 1 U.S. Department of Justice
. ii United States Attorney ’s Qfice
. District of Delaware

' l Nemours Building (302) 573-6277
, . ‘ _ 1007 Orange Street, Suite 700 FAX(302) 573-6220
_ _ P. O. Bax 2046 _
_ , Wilmington, Delaware 19399-2 046
V n i H " December 1, 2006 _ H
. Honorable Joseph J. Famazn, Jr.
United States District Court n
H J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street
l - Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Re: United States v. Francisco Barrera-Lopez, Salvador Martinez-Torres, and Jose
Luis Becerra—Yepez.
- Criminal Action No. 06-31-JJF
Dear udge Farnan: -
_ if This letter is submitted as a status report.
_ The major cormt ofthe Indictment is conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms of cocaine, punishable by
‘ a mandatory rninimum sentence of 10 years incarceration. All 3 codefendants were made a plea offer to
simple conspiracy to distribute, which carries no mandatory minimum sentence.
. _ . Defendant Bezerra—Yepez, represented by Joseph Benson, Esq., has pled guilty and is pending
sentencing. -
` " . _ · Defendant Barrera—Lopez twice has been scheduled to enter a guilty plea and both times changed his -
_ mind shortly before the hearing. On November 30, 2006, his counsel, Jose Ongay, Esq., left me a voice ’
message, explaining that his client did not want to be the first ofthe 3 codefendants to enter a guilty plea, but
_ _` will enter a guilty plea now that Becerra-Yepez has pled guilty.
' Defendant Francisco Barrera—Lopez, represented by Christopher Koyste, Esq., rejects the plea offer
and has an outstanding motion for a Starks hearing concerning his pre-arrest, recorded conversations with an ·
A _ ` undercover police officer and an informant, and a motion to suppress the defendants post-arrest confession. c
No motion has been filed to suppress the 5 kilograms of cocaine; seized nom the presence ofthe defendant T g
. at the time of his arrest, but the defendanfs motion requested leave to file additional motions. " ‘

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G . ‘ Respectfully submitted,
‘ ` COLM F. CONNOLLY `
United States Attorney
. V _ . . n By: ls! Edmond Fal owskzi
_ , n Edmond Falgowski
_ A Assistant United States `Attomey
n. pc: Jose Ongay, Esquire (via Telefax) - - '
Joseph Benson, Esq . _
_ Christopher Koyste, Esq. ·
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` Enclosure -