Opinion ID: 2793225
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Heading: Charges and Jury Verdict

Text: In 2012, a grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging the defendants 6 with several crimes, including 6 Two other associates were also charged but are not parties to this appeal. 8 Case: 13-20208 Document: 00513002219 Page: 9 Date Filed: 04/13/2015 No. 13-20208 • Conspiracy to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and 846 (“Count 1”); • Aiding and abetting the attempted possession of five kilograms or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (“Count 2”); • Conspiracy to use and carry firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) and (o) (“Count 3”); and • Aiding and abetting the use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A) and 2 (“Count 4”). Defendants Boria and Rivera-Otero were also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (“Count 5”). 7 A jury found Lewis not guilty of the conduct alleged in Counts 1 and 3. The jury found the five defendants guilty of the remaining charged offenses.