Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit December 13, 1988, 87-5369 (United States v. Daniel Paul Richmann)

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Daniel Paul Richmann appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. We affirm.

I. Background

In December of 1985, Richmann, who has a history of cocaine abuse, contacted a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. He told the agent that he would be willing to provide the DEA with the names of many of the large cocaine dealers in the Minnesota Twin Cities area.