Opinion ID: 76886
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Heading: The Events Leading to the Criminal Charges

Text: 3 James White, a convicted felon, worked as a confidential informant for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). On June 17, 1988, White met with De Lisi and De Lisi's brother, Richard, to discuss importing marijuana from Colombia for later distribution in New York by Richard. At that meeting, De Lisi stated that he didn't want to do it or . . . be involved in it. White met with Richard and De Lisi again on July 7, 1988, at the automobile paint and body shop owned by the De Lisi family, to discuss importing marijuana, but De Lisi did not participate in that part of the conversation. 4 On July 19, 1988, the FDLE arranged a meeting between Richard and White at the Pompano Air Center. The agent who monitored the meeting visually and with electronic audio surveillance testified that two persons, neither of whom the agent could identify as De Lisi, picked up White and drove away. After losing electronic contact with and sight of the car, the agent went to the De Lisis' automotive shop. The agent did not see the car or White at the automotive shop, waited for approximately one minute, and returned to the Air Center, where he found White waiting. The agent testified that, based on his observations and a debriefing of White, the agent did not believe that White went to the automotive shop that day. 5 White testified that he was picked up at the Air Center by Richard, and that De Lisi was not in the car. White further testified that Richard drove him to the shop, where De Lisi was waiting. De Lisi gave White a map of Colombia to show White where to pick up the marijuana. It is undisputed that the map White gave the agent had De Lisi's fingerprints on it.