Opinion ID: 544253
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Heading: Locking in a witness's testimony.

Text: 22 Salcedo also claims that the government improperly called Brito's wife, Lordes Cabrera, to testify before a second grand jury solely to lock in her testimony for trial. The government responds that she testified in relation to an on-going investigation involving unidentified coconspirators and the possibility of forfeiture of Brito's property. 23 It is, of course, improper for the government to use grand jury testimony for the primary purpose of preparing another case for trial. See United States v. Fisher, 455 F.2d 1101, 1104-05 (2d Cir.1972). However, the government's claim that the reason for Cabrera's testimony was to obtain related indictments is reasonable. United States v. Dardi, 330 F.2d 316, 336 (2d Cir.) (grand jury proceeding into related charges does not constitute improper use of grand jury, even if it also locks in testimony), cert. denied, 379 U.S. 845, 85 S.Ct. 51, 13 L.Ed.2d 50 (1964). We conclude that the government did nothing improper. 24