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UN ITE D STA TES DISTRIC T C O U R T

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21U.S.C.5963
21U.S.C.5853

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The Grand Jury charges that:

Beginning in or around 1999, the exact dates being unknow n to the Grand Jury, and

continuing untilthe date ofthe retulm ofthis indictm ent,in the countries ofColom bia,G uatem ala,
H onduras,M exico and elsewhere,the defendant,
W ILTER BLAN C O -R U IZ,
did knowingly and willfully com bine,conspire,confederate and agree w ith otherpersons know n

and unknow n to the G rand Jury,to distribute a controlled substance in Schedule 11,intending,
know ing and having reasonable cause to believe that such controlled substance w ould be

unlaw fully im ported into the United States,in violation of Title 21,U nited States Code,Section

959(a),
'a1linviolationofTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Section 963.

W ith respectto W ILTER iLANCO-RUIZ,the controlled substanceinvolved in the

conspiracy attributable to him asa resultofhis ow n conduct,and the conductofotherconspirators

reasonablyforeseeabletohim ,isGve(5)kilogramsormoreofamixtureandsubstancecontaining

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a detectable am ountof cocaine,in violation of Title 21,United States Code,Sections 963 and

960(b)(1)(B).
CR IM INA L FO RFEITUR E

The allegations of this lndictm ent are re-alleged and incorporated herein for the

purpose ofalleging crim inalforfeiture to the United StatesofAm erica ofcertain property in w hich
the defendantshave an interest.

Upon conviction ofaviolation of21U.S.C.j 963,asalleged in thisIndictment,

the defendant shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting,or derived from ,any
proceeds the defendant obtained,directly or indirectly,as the result of such violation and any
property w hich the defendantused,orintended to be used,in any m annerorpart,to com m it,orto
facilitate the com m ission of,such violation.

A llpursuantto Title 21,United States Code,Sections 853 and 970,and Title 28,

UnitedStatesCode,Section 2461(c).
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SOUTHERN
STRICT on
OF FLSD
FLORIDA
UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA

CASE NO.

VS.

CERTIFICATE OF TRIAL ATTORNEY*

W ILTER BLANCO-RUIZ,
Defendant.

CourtDivision:(SelectOne)

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Superseding Case Inform ation:

New Defendantts)

w
KeIBWest

FTp

NumberofNew Defendants
Totalnum berofcounts

Yes

No

Ido herebycertify that:

Ihave carefully considered the allegations ofthe indictmeqt,the num berofdefendants,the num ber
ofprobable witnesses and the Iegalcom plexities ofthe Indl
ctment/lnformation attached hereto.

Iam aware thatth: information supplied oq this jtqtem eqtwillbe relied upon by the Judges ofthis
Courtin setting thelrcalndars and schedullng crlm lnaltrlals underthe mandate ofthe Speedy Trial

Act,Title 28 U.S.C.Sectl
on 3161.

Iqterpreter:

(YesqrNo)

LlstIanguage and/ordlalect
4.

Thi
s case willtake

6-10

Yes

panlsh

daysforthe partiesto try.

Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense Iisted below:

(Checkonl
yone)

(Checkonlyone)

I
II
III
IV
V

0 to 5 days
6 to 10 days

6.

HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDi
strictCourt? (YesorNo)

Ifyes:
Judge:

11 to 20 days
21to 60 days
61days and over

Pvtty
Mlnor

Mlsdem.
Felony

No

Case No.

(AttachcopyPfdi
spositivegrdeq)
HasacomplalntbeenfiledInthlsmatter?
(YesorNo)
Ifyej:
MaglstrateCaseNo.
16-MJ-02861(AOR)
Related Miscjllaneous num bers:
Defendantts)lnfederalcustodyasof
Defendantls)Instateustodyasof

Yes

Rule 20 from the Di

strlctof

Isthisapotentialdeathpenal
tycase? (YesorNo)

No

Dges this case originate from a matterpending in the Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office
Yes
prlorto Octoberf4,20037
K No
Dges this case originate from a matterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office
prlorto September1,2007:
2
Yes
: No
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8.

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W ALTER NO RKIN
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
Florida BarNo./courtNo.A5502189

*penaltySheetts)attached

REV

4/8/08

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U N ITED STA TES DISTR IC T CO UR T

SO U TH ER N D ISTW C T O F FL O R ID A
PEN A LTY SH EET
D efendant's N am e: W IL TER BLA N CO -RU IZ

Count#:1
Conspiracv to distribute cocaineknow ina itw ould be im ported into the U nited States
Title 21.U nited StatesCodesSections959.963

* M axyPep>ltyq Lif lpp rijoppznt

*R efersonly to possible term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeituresthatm ay be applicable.