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cash to Sheriff Perez (presumably as polit- ical contributions). On many of these oc- casions, admitted Castaneda, he served as the conduit between Reyes and Perez. FN5. Castaneda told the government that he was approached by Julio Gonzalez in 1992 for assistance in getting his DWI case reduced. G

co Morales, [FN9] (7) *835 Alejandro Cano, IFN 1 0] and (8) Mario Meliton Garcia. [FN II] FN4. Castaneda told the government that, in addition to Reyes's involvement in drug trafficking, he often paid large sums of cash to Sheriff Perez (presumably as polit- ical contributions). On many of these oc

t 1313. Hoffenberg suggests that United States v. Leonard, 50 F.3d 1152, 1158 (2d Cir.I995), suggests a high- er standard of proof. In Leonard, the Second Circuit instructed that "the district court should consider any evidence with a significant degree of probative value, and should rest its finding on evid

discovery in the broadest terms." Bowman Dairy Co. v. United States, 341 U.S. 214, 220 (1951); see also United States v. Purin, 486 F.2d 1363, 1368 (2d Cir. 1973) ("A subpoena duces tecum in a criminal case is not intended as a means of discovery."). Unlike the rules of civil procedure— permitting the is

ollowed the practice of permitting both the defense and the Government to submit ex parte applications for Rule 17(c) subpoenas."); United States v. Reyes, 162 F.R.D. 468, 470 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (permitting ex parte applications because a party must "detail its trial strategy or witness list in order to

discovery in the broadest terms." Bowman Dairy Co. v. United States, 341 U.S. 214, 220 (1951); see also United States v. Purin, 486 F.2d 1363, 1368 (2d Cir. 1973) ("A subpoena duces tecum in a criminal case is not intended as a means of discovery."). Unlike the rules of civil procedure— permitting the is

ollowed the practice of permitting both the defense and the Government to submit ex parte applications for Rule 17(c) subpoenas."); United States v. Reyes, 162 F.R.D. 468, 470 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (permitting ex parte applications because a party must "detail its trial strategy or witness list in order to