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<pre> [NOT FOR PUBLICATION--NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT] <br> United States Court of Appeals <br> For the First Circuit <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>No. 98-1783 <br> <br> UNITED STATES, <br> <br> Plaintiff, Appellee, <br> <br> v. <br> <br> ROBERTO ANTONIO BLANCO, <br> <br> Defendant, Appellant. <br> <br> <br> <br> APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT <br> <br> FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO <br> <br> [Hon. Daniel R. Domnguez, U.S. District Judge] <br> <br> <br> <br> Before <br> <br> Torruella, Chief Judge, <br> Boudin and Lipez, Circuit Judges. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Rafael F. Castro Lang and Ramon L. Garay Medina, on Motion <br>Appealing District Court's Denial of Bail to Defendant, for <br>appellant. <br> Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Jose A. Quiles- <br>Espinosa, Senior Litigation Counsel, and Camille Velez-Rive, <br>Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>September 8, 1998 <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Per Curiam. After independently reviewing the district court <br>record, and giving due deference to that court's determinations of <br>fact, see United States v. Tortora, 922 F.2d 880, 882 (1st Cir. <br>1990), we affirm the order of pretrial detention for essentially <br>the reasons stated by the district court in its Opinion and Order, <br>dated June 30, 1998. This order concluded that defendant had <br>failed to rebut the presumption that "no condition or combination <br>of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person <br>as required and the safety of the community." See 18 U.S.C. <br>3142(e). <br> The judgment of the district court is affirmed. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> -2- <br></pre>
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