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Doris Mangeri Salazar

 

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

292 months

Years Imprisoned:

4.5

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2007

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Florida - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Miami-Dade

City of Crime:

Miami

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"Doris Mangeri Salazar was a co-defendant of Ivan Lopez-Vanegas. Doris Salazar and Lopez-Vanegas were wrongly convicted of one count each of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(ii), and 21 U.S.C. § 846. On July 26, 2007 the federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated their convictions on the basis that their alleged "conspiracy" was only related to alleged events outside the U.S., and U.S. law doesn't apply to actions only taken outside the U.S."

Conviction Caused By:

Government informant.

Innocence Proved By:

"On July 26, 2007 the federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated their convictions on the basis that their alleged "conspiracy" was only related to alleged events outside the U.S., and U.S. law doesn't apply to actions only taken outside the U.S."

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

45

Age When Released:

49

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"United States v. Lopez-Vanegas, No. 05-15021 (11th Cir. 07-26-2007)"

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