February 16, 1982, the United Kingdom sentenced Marks to three-years' imprisonment.  However, Marks received credit for his time in pretrial custody in 1973 and the time from his arrest in 1980 to his sentencing in 1982.  This amounted to 651 days and Marks was released in May 1982.


5
In July 1988, Marks was charged with various racketeering offenses, in violation of federal law.  He was arrested in Spain and was extradited to the United States.  According to the United States, Marks was involved in a criminal enterprise from April 1970 through September 1987:  importing multi-ton loads of marijuana and hashish into the United States, laundering the profits through various financial and business entities, and utilizing telephone communications and wire transfers to continue the enterprise.spent in custody in connection with the offense or acts for which sentence was imposed.   As used in this section, the term "offense" means any criminal offense ... which is in violation of an Act of Congress and is triable in any court established by Act of Congress.


9
Marks argues that his 651 days in United Kingdom pre-trial custody was in connection to the offense or acts of his federal conviction, racketeering from 1970 to 1987, and thus should be credited toward his federal sentence.


10
Because Marks's custody was due to a violation of United Kingdom law, it cannot be considered connected to his federal "offense."  Jackson v. Brennan, 924 F.2d 725, 727 (7th Cir.1991) ("To construe a violation of foreign law as a creditable 'offense' under