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Criminal Law Keyed to Weaver
United States v. Blankenship
Facts
A family-run drug organization, operating in Illinois, manufactured and sold methamphetamine. The family moved labs frequently to avoid detection. A nephew, William Zahm (Zahm), offered to pay Thomas Lawrence (Defendant) $1,000 to rent a trailer home for one day. Defendant, who knew that Zahm intended to make methamphetamines in the trailer, accepted $100 as a deposit and covered the floor of the trailer with plastic to prevent damage caused by the cooking process. Defendant later reneged on the deal and had the chemicals and equipment removed from the trailer. Drug enforcement agents eventually infiltrated one of themethamphetamine organizations operated by Zahm. Zahm provided information to police that resulted in the indictment of 18 individuals, including Defendant and Richard Blankenship (defendant), another nephew who helped distribute the drugs.
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