Opinion ID: 553323
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Roundy

Text: 54 Roundy's contentions are similar to those of Gonzalez. Appellant Roundy argues that the government proved at trial only his involvement with the May 23rd load into Sylvania, Georgia. Roundy maintains that the government's evidence at trial proved only his transportation of Newcomb and Johnson from Maine to Florida on August 1, and his introduction of them to Jerry LeQuire. Roundy thus argues that he has only been shown to have agreed to one predicate act, the August 3rd importation, and that therefore the requisite pattern is missing. As had Gonzalez, Roundy also makes the argument that this shows only an agreement to a single objective conspiracy, in this case, that of the August 3rd importation into Montgomery. Roundy alleges that his agreement to only a single objective conspiracy entitles him to the benefit of the Carter exception, and the government must therefore prove agreement to personally commit two predicate acts. As in Gonzalez's case above, Roundy's points must also fail. 55 The evidence concerning Roundy overwhelmingly indicates his agreement to participate in the affairs of the LeQuire enterprise through the requisite pattern of racketeering. Testimony given at trial proves the extent of Roundy's role in the organization. Roundy checked out Omar Mahdi as a pilot on behalf of LeQuire; he flew numerous smuggling flights to Colombia; he was seen constantly at both LeQuire's Fort Lauderdale home, and Maierhoffer's fixed base operation; he recruited Newcomb in Maine for LeQuire's enterprise (and, by reasonable inference, also recruited Sweeton, his nephew, and Johnson, a fellow pilot) and he transported Newcomb and Johnson to Florida and introduced them to LeQuire just prior to the August 3rd importation. A reccurring phrase in the testimony of the prosecution witnesses is that Roundy worked for LeQuire at Maierhoffer's. 20 This degree of involvement was clearly sufficient for the jury to infer Roundy's agreement to the numerous activities of the enterprise. His transporting of Newcomb and Johnson from Maine to Florida, his introduction of them to LeQuire and Lee Curry just prior to the August 3rd flight into Montgomery provide proof of his agreement to at least three predicate crimes: the August 3rd importation violation; his own August 1st Travel Act violation, and Curry's August 1st Travel Act violation in connection with the same importation.