Opinion ID: 6328976
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Bryan Banks

Text: One man, Bryan Banks, gave key testimony during the trial. Banks testiﬁed that he worked with Gomez, among others. He explained how much he paid for kilograms of cocaine. He also told the jury that he and his coconspirators referred to drugs and money using coded language. He ordered kilograms using just a bare number (e.g., “one” or “two”). Heroin was “dog,” “puppy,” “boy,” or “China rice.” He also explained that “hard and solid” cocaine was preferable to “powdery” cocaine because the latter might have been adulterated. Banks identiﬁed Gomez as the man he would get drugs from. He also identiﬁed Gomez’s voice on several intercepted calls. On July 12, 2017, a call between Banks and Gomez was intercepted. In that call, Banks requested “two.” Then he and Gomez met up at the location where Banks stored his product. Milwaukee police oﬃcer and HIDTA task force member Miguel Correa, Jr. testiﬁed about another such meeting: On September 15, 2017, Banks texted Gomez, indicating that he wanted “one.” Oﬃcer Correa immediately went to Banks’s residence, where he witnessed Gomez arrive and meet Banks out of sight. 6 Nos. 20-2673 & 21-1158