Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit June 17, 1997, 95-3204, 95-3211 (United States v. J.W. Pearson, A/K/A David Porter, and Gregory P. Scott)

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Defendants J.W. Pearson (hereinafter “David Porter,” the name used by the parties) and Gregory Scott were partners in a small construction business in Chicago named Unity Contracting. Debra Pool and Michael Brooks were partners in a cocaine distribution ring in Springfield, Illinois. Pool and Brooks testified at the trial of Porter and Scott.