Opinion ID: 599269
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Horacio Velasquez

Text: 120 Horacio Velasquez makes the same argument for resentencing as advanced by Mr. Saldarriaga. We reject it for similar reasons. Like Mr. Saldarriaga, Mr. Velasquez failed to object to the explanation for imposing the sentence articulated by the district judge at the sentencing hearing. Hence, Mr. Velasquez has also waived this argument. Caicedo, 937 F.2d at 1236. 121 Further, despite Mr. Velasquez's contention, the record discloses that the district judge did make particularized findings with respect to Mr. Velasquez's role in the conspiracy. He found that (1) Mr. Velasquez directly participated in two transactions which involved a total of about 1200, 1250 grams of cocaine; (2) one of the deliveries with which he was involved was amongst the biggest amounts that were involved and represents about 20 percent of the total that was involved in the conspiracy; and (3) Mr. Velasquez had more than a casual relationship with at least eight conspirators, including such central figures as Diego Argaez, Marco Granada, and Jaime Concha. 122 The district judge's statements illustrate that he had considered the evidence of Mr. Velasquez's agreement to join the conspiracy of the scope alleged by the government. Hence, notwithstanding his waiver of this argument, we find no support in the record for Mr. Velasquez's assertion that the district judge failed to articulate the reasons underlying the sentence imposed upon him. Like Mr. Saldarriaga, Mr. Velasquez does not challenge the district judge's findings themselves, nor does he articulate a basis for holding that he joined a narrower conspiracy. Therefore, we decline to vacate the district judge's determination that Mr. Velasquez had an extensive role in the conspiracy such that he could reasonably have foreseen the distribution of 6.5 kilograms of cocaine.