DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
JORGE ROMERO-AMARO, GIOVANNI 
GRACIANI, HECTOR RIVERA CONCEPCION, 
RUBEN REYES, and PEDRO LUIS SAYAN 
VILLANUEVA, 
Defendants. 
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Case No. 3:20-cr-0049 
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APPEARANCES: 
Delia Smith, United States Attorney 
Juan Albino, AUSA 
United States Attorney’s Office 
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 
 
For the United States of America, 
 
Francisco J. Adams-Quesada, Esq. 
Law Offices of Francisco J. Adams-Quesada 
San Juan, Puerto-Rico 
 
For Defendant Jorge Romero-Amaro, 
 
Saam Zangeneh. Esq. 
Law Offices of Saam Zangeneh 
Miami, Florida 
 
For Defendant Giovanni Graciani, 
 
Juan Matos-de Juan, Esq. 
Matos-de Juan Law Office 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 
 
For Hector Rivera Concepcion, 
 
Terri Griffiths, Esq. 
Griffiths Law 
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 
 
For Defendant Ruben Reyes, 
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United States v. Romero-Amaro et al. 
Case No.: 3:20-cr-0049 
Order 
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Carl R. Williams, Esq. 
SmithWilliams, PLLC 
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 
 
For Defendant Pedro Luis Sayan Villanueva. 
ORDER 
BEFORE THE COURT are Defendant Jorge Romero-Amaro’s Motion to Suppress 
Evidence, filed on February 10, 2021, and Defendant Hector Rivera Concepcion’s Notice of 
Join[d]er of Motions, filed on February 17, 2021..(ECF Nos. 90 and 106.) The Court held an 
evidentiary hearing on the matter on February 11, 2022. As stated in the accompanying 
Memorandum Opinion of even date, it is hereby 
ORDERED that Defendant Romero-Amaro’s Motion to Suppress Evidence, ECF No. 90, 
and Defendant Rivera Concepcion’s Notice of Join[d]er of Motions, ECF No. 106—to the extent 
that it is seeking suppression of evidence—are DENIED. 
 
Dated: August 8, 2022 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
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