[PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 21-10461 ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CARLOS ALFREDO VERDEZA,

Defendant- Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 1:19-cr-20470-JEM-1 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 21-10461 Document: 74-1 Date Filed: 05/31/2023 Page: 2 of 28

2 Opinion of the Court 21-10461

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, and ROSENBAUM and MARCUS, Circuit Judges. ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge: For almost over a year, physician a