ง 1962(d), conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. ง 1962(c), conspiracy to commit racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On September 28, 1995, defendant Jeffrey Paul Gruber, along with thirteen others, was charged in forty count superseding indictment with racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The court, therefore, is called upon here to undertake the task of ascertaining whether the search warrants and wiretap authorizations employed in the investigation of this case were lawful. 1050ĭefendant's motions to suppress the fruits of wiretap orders and search warrants raise multiple claims, all of which surround the validity of the search warrants and the wiretap authorizations. Gruber's facial challenges to interception order and extensions. Probable cause for authorizing Title III interception. Challenges To Interception Of Wire Communications. Probable cause for the warrants' issuance. Specificity of the search warrants in this case. Facts Relating To Interception Of Wire Communications. Facts Relating To Issuance Of Search Warrants. ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT GRUBER'S MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS Hartley, Colorado Springs, CO, for Defendant Gruber. Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Defendant Pierce.ĭennis W.