Ortiz left the FARC she was seriously injured during an aerial bombing of her camp during which Negro Acacio was killed. (Trial Tr. AM Session 46-47, Mar. 2, 2010.) Guillermo Cochornea became the 16th Front's leader after Negro Acacio was killed. (Trial Tr. AM Session 49, Mar. 2, 2010.)
On redirect, Ortiz testified that, at one point in time, she saw a lot of United States currency that had gotten wet and was being dried in a field. (Trial Tr. PM Session 35, Mar. 2, 2010.) She also testified that, with the exception of Colombian pesos, she never saw any other currencies while she was in Colombia. (Trial Tr. PM Session 35, Mar. 2, 2010.) Ortiz concluded by confirming that, with the exception of the defendant, she never heardanyone else in the 16th Front referred to as "Chiguiro." (Trial Tr. PM Session 50, Mar. 2, 2010.)
Witness Mauricio Parra Diaz testified that he joined the FARC in 1990 when he was 20 years old and remained a member of the FARC's 16th Front for 17 years. (Trial Tr. PM Session 38-39, 42, Mar. 3, 2010; Trial Tr. AM Session 54, Mar. 4, 2010.) He stated that Negro Acacio was a commander of the 16th Front, which was part of the Eastern Block. (Trial Tr. AM Session 53-54, 55-56, Mar. 4, 2010.) He also stated that the 1st Front and the 16th Front were the "most important" Fronts for the Eastern Block. (Trial Tr. AM Session 56, Mar. 4, 2010.) Parra Diaz explained that:
These two fronts were most