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EL Chapo - Drug Cartel Chief, arrested for Trafficking, conspiracy, firearms etc. *guilty* #2
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El Chapo's defense are planning to file for a mistrial after a juror admitted some members followed press coverage of the trial against the judge's orders
21 February 2019
""El Chapo's legal team considering challenging his drug trafficking conviction
Lawyers may file juror misconduct motion after revelations jury watched news...
Legal experts say that while it's too early to talk about potentially throwing out the verdict, this could at least lead the defense to ask for a chance to question jurors about their exposure to news coverage and whether it affected their decisions.
If it is found that the verdict was influenced by this information the conviction could be overturned or a new trial could be ordered by the judge.
University of Dayton law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister said Guzman's lawyers will have to demonstrate not only that there was juror misconduct but that it had a prejudicial impact.
He said: 'The challenge now becomes for the court to determine whether this somehow influenced their decision making.'..."
El Chapo defense to challenge conviction after juror admitted they followed press coverage of trial | Daily Mail Online
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21 February 2019
""El Chapo's legal team considering challenging his drug trafficking conviction
Lawyers may file juror misconduct motion after revelations jury watched news...
Legal experts say that while it's too early to talk about potentially throwing out the verdict, this could at least lead the defense to ask for a chance to question jurors about their exposure to news coverage and whether it affected their decisions.
If it is found that the verdict was influenced by this information the conviction could be overturned or a new trial could be ordered by the judge.
University of Dayton law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister said Guzman's lawyers will have to demonstrate not only that there was juror misconduct but that it had a prejudicial impact.
He said: 'The challenge now becomes for the court to determine whether this somehow influenced their decision making.'..."
El Chapo defense to challenge conviction after juror admitted they followed press coverage of trial | Daily Mail Online
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Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
Could Chapo actually get a new trial? Legal experts I spoke w/ said it’s absolutely possible. Like everyone else, Chapo has a right to an impartial jury. If it can be proven the jurors in his case were exposed to outside info, it could pose a real prob for the gov.
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
“In a case in which the info that they accessed really could have altered the decision, then it can result in a new trial,” @rroiphe told me.
Unlike at trial, the burden of proof here is on the defense—though it’s in the gov’s best interest to get to the root of the allegations
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
“If I’m the (USAO) or the (DOJ), I want an answer to this question ... because I don't want the conviction to be overturned 5 years from now,” former AUSA @DavidSWeinstein saod.
“When it’s nearly impossible to put this case back together again if it’s required for a retrial.”
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
It’s one thing to have actively sought out info on the trial, looked up articles on a smartwatch INSIDE the courthouse (!), and taken notes home, but the jurors would not have been subject to arrest for unwittingly coming across coverage of the case.
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
@DavidSWeinstein: “They should be really afraid that they might get arrested or punished now — ... if ... they violated the court’s order and ... they lied to the judge on top of that, well now they’re going to get a perjury charge. Or an obstruction charge. Take your pick.”
Could Chapo actually get a new trial? Legal experts I spoke w/ said it’s absolutely possible. Like everyone else, Chapo has a right to an impartial jury. If it can be proven the jurors in his case were exposed to outside info, it could pose a real prob for the gov.
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
“In a case in which the info that they accessed really could have altered the decision, then it can result in a new trial,” @rroiphe told me.
Unlike at trial, the burden of proof here is on the defense—though it’s in the gov’s best interest to get to the root of the allegations
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
“If I’m the (USAO) or the (DOJ), I want an answer to this question ... because I don't want the conviction to be overturned 5 years from now,” former AUSA @DavidSWeinstein saod.
“When it’s nearly impossible to put this case back together again if it’s required for a retrial.”
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
It’s one thing to have actively sought out info on the trial, looked up articles on a smartwatch INSIDE the courthouse (!), and taken notes home, but the jurors would not have been subject to arrest for unwittingly coming across coverage of the case.
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 9h9 hours ago
@DavidSWeinstein: “They should be really afraid that they might get arrested or punished now — ... if ... they violated the court’s order and ... they lied to the judge on top of that, well now they’re going to get a perjury charge. Or an obstruction charge. Take your pick.”
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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán's sons indicted on drug conspiracy charges
Prosecutors allege the two brothers conspired to distribute in the U.S. cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico and elsewhere in the world.
Feb. 21, 2019
"WASHINGTON — Two sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán have been indicted on drug conspiracy charges, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Joaquin Guzmán Lopez, 34, and Ovidio Guzmán Lopez, 28, are charged in a single-count indictment that was unsealed last week in Washington.
Prosecutors allege the two brothers conspired to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and elsewhere in the world from 2008 to 2018. They are both thought to be living in Mexico and remain fugitives...."
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán's sons indicted on drug conspiracy charges
Prosecutors allege the two brothers conspired to distribute in the U.S. cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico and elsewhere in the world.
Feb. 21, 2019
"WASHINGTON — Two sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán have been indicted on drug conspiracy charges, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Joaquin Guzmán Lopez, 34, and Ovidio Guzmán Lopez, 28, are charged in a single-count indictment that was unsealed last week in Washington.
Prosecutors allege the two brothers conspired to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and elsewhere in the world from 2008 to 2018. They are both thought to be living in Mexico and remain fugitives...."
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán's sons indicted on drug conspiracy charges
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Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
BREAKING: An unsealed indictment by @TheJusticeDept charging Chapo's sons (Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez) with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
Here's the press release by @TheJusticeDept with the charges. You'll recognize Anthony Nardozzi as a prosecutor on the case against Chapo's sons. (He was also involved in Chapo's case, which concluded last week.)
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
The case - if it goes to trial - would eventually be heard in Washington, D.C. under U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, according to the press release just sent by @TheJusticeDept.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
It's important to remember how much of a hypothetical this is. Chapo's sons have not been arrested. However, the indictment unsealed last week, around the time of Chapo's conviction, and today's announcement by @TheJusticeDept is certainly timely. This is from the indictment.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 2h2 hours ago
This is the first time that Chapo's younger sons have been indicted. (The older ones were indicted years ago in San Diego and Chicago.) This case would be held in Washington, D.C.
BREAKING: An unsealed indictment by @TheJusticeDept charging Chapo's sons (Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez) with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
Here's the press release by @TheJusticeDept with the charges. You'll recognize Anthony Nardozzi as a prosecutor on the case against Chapo's sons. (He was also involved in Chapo's case, which concluded last week.)
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
The case - if it goes to trial - would eventually be heard in Washington, D.C. under U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, according to the press release just sent by @TheJusticeDept.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 3h3 hours ago
It's important to remember how much of a hypothetical this is. Chapo's sons have not been arrested. However, the indictment unsealed last week, around the time of Chapo's conviction, and today's announcement by @TheJusticeDept is certainly timely. This is from the indictment.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 2h2 hours ago
This is the first time that Chapo's younger sons have been indicted. (The older ones were indicted years ago in San Diego and Chicago.) This case would be held in Washington, D.C.
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 3h3 hours ago
DOJ has unsealed an indictment against El Chapo’s sons Joaquin and Ovidio for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1134166/download?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery …
DOJ has unsealed an indictment against El Chapo’s sons Joaquin and Ovidio for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1134166/download?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery …
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Convenience store in El Chapo's home state is cashing in on jailed drug lord's notoriety with tourist souvenirs including figurines, necklaces and monogrammed baseball caps
20 February 2019
"The shop in Sinaloa, Mexico, is selling Joaquín Guzmán-themed merchandise
The owners of San Jesús Malverde started selling the items when El Chapo was in the middle of a three-month trial that found him guilty of 10 counts
A figurine shows an El Chapo lookalike wearing blue jeans and pink shirt that is covered with a black bulletproof vest with grenades attached to it
The figurine, whose face is adorned with the drug kingpin's thick mustache, also has the miniature El Chapo carrying a machine gun and a radio
The store also sells beads with El Chapo's picture and a baseball cap with the initials JGL for Joaquín Guzmán Loera...
The store also happens to be the site of a shrine that pays homage to Jesús Malverde, known as the 'Saint of the Narcos' and protective figure of the poor masses.
Some folks have likened El Chapo to a Robinhood-like figure who took care of the poor people in his community.
According to a store employee who also happens to watch over the shrine, residents have stopped by to pray to Malverde for El Chapo's well being.
'Because of what is happening right now, many people come to ask him (Malverde) to give him peace of mind, to give him strength, to endure everything that is happening,' Jesús González said, according to the Diario of Yucatán."
Convenience store in El Chapo's home state cashes in on jailed drug lord's notoriety with souvenirs | Daily Mail Online
20 February 2019
"The shop in Sinaloa, Mexico, is selling Joaquín Guzmán-themed merchandise
The owners of San Jesús Malverde started selling the items when El Chapo was in the middle of a three-month trial that found him guilty of 10 counts
A figurine shows an El Chapo lookalike wearing blue jeans and pink shirt that is covered with a black bulletproof vest with grenades attached to it
The figurine, whose face is adorned with the drug kingpin's thick mustache, also has the miniature El Chapo carrying a machine gun and a radio
The store also sells beads with El Chapo's picture and a baseball cap with the initials JGL for Joaquín Guzmán Loera...
The store also happens to be the site of a shrine that pays homage to Jesús Malverde, known as the 'Saint of the Narcos' and protective figure of the poor masses.
Some folks have likened El Chapo to a Robinhood-like figure who took care of the poor people in his community.
According to a store employee who also happens to watch over the shrine, residents have stopped by to pray to Malverde for El Chapo's well being.
'Because of what is happening right now, many people come to ask him (Malverde) to give him peace of mind, to give him strength, to endure everything that is happening,' Jesús González said, according to the Diario of Yucatán."
Convenience store in El Chapo's home state cashes in on jailed drug lord's notoriety with souvenirs | Daily Mail Online
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Amanda Ottaway @amandaottaway 2h2 hours ago
It's official: El Chapo's lawyers want another trial. They filed a motion today asking for time to put together a motion for a new trial based on revelations an anonymous juror made to @keegan_hamilton that jury intentionally looked up news about the case and lied to the judge.
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 2h2 hours ago
#ElChapo’s attorneys have written to the judge who presided over his case stating that they intend to file a motion for a new trial based on the allegations made to @keegan_hamilton by an anonymous member of the jury.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Story live @vicenews:
Chapo "intends to file motion for a new trial" based on allegations from our interview with an a juror. Defense plans "to request an evidentiary hearing to determine the extent of the misconduct.”
Here's what could happen next…
EL CHAPO’S LAWYERS SAY THEY’LL ASK FOR A NEW TRIAL DUE TO JUROR MISCONDUCT. HERE’S WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
Feb 22, 2019
"Almost immediately after a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán on all 10 counts of his indictment, the Sinaloa cartel leader’s lawyers vowed to appeal the unanimous guilty verdict. Now they have formally told the judge they plan to seek a new trial, citing a report from VICE News about alleged juror misconduct as the basis for the request.
In a letter sent Friday to Judge Brian Cogan, El Chapo’s defense team asked for additional time to prepare as they make the case for a new trial. The letter characterizes the Feb. 20 VICE News article as stating “that multiple jurors engaged in misconduct by intentionally violating the Court’s direction” to avoid media coverage of the trial and not to communicate with one another about the trial prior to deliberations.
“Mr. Guzmán intends to file motion for a new trial based on the disclosures in the article and to request an evidentiary hearing to determine the extent of the misconduct,” defense attorney Eduardo Balarezo said in the letter....
The defense typically has two weeks after a guilty verdict to request a new trial. The letter from Chapo’s lawyers seeks an additional 30 days to prepare. The letter says the defense “has sought the government’s consent” for the extension, but “the government has not responded as of the time of filing.”
Independent experts who spoke with VICE News said a new trial is unlikely but within the realm of possibility, if the defense can persuade the judge that the jurors were exposed to news coverage that influenced the verdict....
El Chapo's lawyers say they'll ask for a new trial due to juror misconduct. Here's what could happen next.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
I spoke with two former federal prosecutors and three law professors who specialize in juries and post-conviction issues about what's next for El Chapo.
The takeaway: A new trial is highly unlikely but within the realm of possibility.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
The defense is asking for 30 more days to file a motion for a new trial. Assuming that's granted, prosecutors will have time to respond. Defense also plans to request an "evidentiary hearing," which would take more time. It's going to be a while before we know how this plays out.
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It's official: El Chapo's lawyers want another trial. They filed a motion today asking for time to put together a motion for a new trial based on revelations an anonymous juror made to @keegan_hamilton that jury intentionally looked up news about the case and lied to the judge.
Molly Crane-NewmanVerified account @molcranenewman 2h2 hours ago
#ElChapo’s attorneys have written to the judge who presided over his case stating that they intend to file a motion for a new trial based on the allegations made to @keegan_hamilton by an anonymous member of the jury.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Story live @vicenews:
Chapo "intends to file motion for a new trial" based on allegations from our interview with an a juror. Defense plans "to request an evidentiary hearing to determine the extent of the misconduct.”
Here's what could happen next…
EL CHAPO’S LAWYERS SAY THEY’LL ASK FOR A NEW TRIAL DUE TO JUROR MISCONDUCT. HERE’S WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
Feb 22, 2019
"Almost immediately after a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán on all 10 counts of his indictment, the Sinaloa cartel leader’s lawyers vowed to appeal the unanimous guilty verdict. Now they have formally told the judge they plan to seek a new trial, citing a report from VICE News about alleged juror misconduct as the basis for the request.
In a letter sent Friday to Judge Brian Cogan, El Chapo’s defense team asked for additional time to prepare as they make the case for a new trial. The letter characterizes the Feb. 20 VICE News article as stating “that multiple jurors engaged in misconduct by intentionally violating the Court’s direction” to avoid media coverage of the trial and not to communicate with one another about the trial prior to deliberations.
“Mr. Guzmán intends to file motion for a new trial based on the disclosures in the article and to request an evidentiary hearing to determine the extent of the misconduct,” defense attorney Eduardo Balarezo said in the letter....
The defense typically has two weeks after a guilty verdict to request a new trial. The letter from Chapo’s lawyers seeks an additional 30 days to prepare. The letter says the defense “has sought the government’s consent” for the extension, but “the government has not responded as of the time of filing.”
Independent experts who spoke with VICE News said a new trial is unlikely but within the realm of possibility, if the defense can persuade the judge that the jurors were exposed to news coverage that influenced the verdict....
El Chapo's lawyers say they'll ask for a new trial due to juror misconduct. Here's what could happen next.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
I spoke with two former federal prosecutors and three law professors who specialize in juries and post-conviction issues about what's next for El Chapo.
The takeaway: A new trial is highly unlikely but within the realm of possibility.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
The defense is asking for 30 more days to file a motion for a new trial. Assuming that's granted, prosecutors will have time to respond. Defense also plans to request an "evidentiary hearing," which would take more time. It's going to be a while before we know how this plays out.
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Mexico to help family of El Chapo Guzman seek visas to visit drug kingpin in US (with clip)
Feb. 22, 2019
"MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that he has instructed his government to assist the family of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in seeking humanitarian visas to visit the convicted drug trafficker in the United States.
During a visit last week to Guzman's hometown of Badiraguato in Sinaloa state, a lawyer passed Lopez Obrador a letter from Guzman's mother.
"Like any mother asking me for support for her son," Lopez Obrador said.
Guzman's mother asked for legal help and assistance obtaining humanitarian visas for two of Guzman's sisters to visit him...
A reporter had asked Lopez Obrador about reports that Guzman's mother asked him to arrange to have the drug lord serve out his sentence in Mexico, but the president did not respond directly.
In an interview with Univision just before Lopez Obrador's visit, Consuelo Loera, Guzman's mother, said, "My request is that they let me go see him and that they transfer him here to Mexico."
U.S. support for such a request would be extremely unlikely considering Guzman has escaped from two prisons in Mexico...."
Mexico to help family of El Chapo Guzman seek visas to visit drug kingpin in US
Feb. 22, 2019
"MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that he has instructed his government to assist the family of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in seeking humanitarian visas to visit the convicted drug trafficker in the United States.
During a visit last week to Guzman's hometown of Badiraguato in Sinaloa state, a lawyer passed Lopez Obrador a letter from Guzman's mother.
"Like any mother asking me for support for her son," Lopez Obrador said.
Guzman's mother asked for legal help and assistance obtaining humanitarian visas for two of Guzman's sisters to visit him...
A reporter had asked Lopez Obrador about reports that Guzman's mother asked him to arrange to have the drug lord serve out his sentence in Mexico, but the president did not respond directly.
In an interview with Univision just before Lopez Obrador's visit, Consuelo Loera, Guzman's mother, said, "My request is that they let me go see him and that they transfer him here to Mexico."
U.S. support for such a request would be extremely unlikely considering Guzman has escaped from two prisons in Mexico...."
Mexico to help family of El Chapo Guzman seek visas to visit drug kingpin in US
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After El Chapo: Sinaloa, other Mexican drug cartels still strong, and now diversifying
Feb. 22, 2019
"NEW YORK – So long, El Chapo. El Mayo is still around. And El Mencho is on the rise.
El Chapo – the internationally notorious drug trafficker born Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera – faces life in prison for running a continuing criminal enterprise....
Officials declared victory, touting the deterrent effect and symbolic value of taking down the world's most famous drug trafficker.
But analysts and researchers on Mexican crime organizations that the actual impact on the transnational drug trade might be minimal.
The Sinaloa cartel remains a strong drug-smuggling and violence threat on both sides of the Southwest Border, they say, and a newer, rival crime group, the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, poses similar danger...."
After El Chapo: Sinaloa, other Mexican drug cartels still strong, and now diversifying
Feb. 22, 2019
"NEW YORK – So long, El Chapo. El Mayo is still around. And El Mencho is on the rise.
El Chapo – the internationally notorious drug trafficker born Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera – faces life in prison for running a continuing criminal enterprise....
Officials declared victory, touting the deterrent effect and symbolic value of taking down the world's most famous drug trafficker.
But analysts and researchers on Mexican crime organizations that the actual impact on the transnational drug trade might be minimal.
The Sinaloa cartel remains a strong drug-smuggling and violence threat on both sides of the Southwest Border, they say, and a newer, rival crime group, the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, poses similar danger...."
After El Chapo: Sinaloa, other Mexican drug cartels still strong, and now diversifying
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Claims in El Chapo case highlight perils of 'Googling juror'
2/22/2019
"NEW YORK -- Claims of jury misconduct in the trial of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have drawn new attention to the digital-age challenge courts face in preventing jurors from scouring media accounts or conducting their own research before rendering a verdict. It's a phenomenon that has been called the "Googling juror."
"Everyone has the world at their fingertips," said Guzman defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman. "Twenty years ago, you didn't have to worry about that."
Lichtman told The Associated Press on Thursday that there are now serious questions surrounding Guzman's conviction this month on drug-smuggling and conspiracy charges, and that he plans to ask U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan to bring in all 12 jurors and six alternates to question them about reports several flouted admonitions to avoid media accounts of the case....
"It's clear we have to get them back into court and get some answers about some massive misconduct," Lichtman said....
...the juror who spoke with VICE News said five jurors involved in the deliberations and two alternates had heard about child rape allegations that had been made against Guzman and covered by the news media but not admitted into the trial. The juror also described an instance in which a juror used a smartwatch to look up a news story just moments after Cogan met with them privately to ask them whether they had been exposed to any recent media coverage.
"This is a growing phenomenon, and courts are struggling with how to address it," said Thaddeus Hoffmeister, a University of Dayton law professor whose research has focused on juries. "You're dealing with people today who have more faith in Google than the witnesses being called to testify."..."
Claims in El Chapo case highlight perils of 'Googling juror'
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2/22/2019
"NEW YORK -- Claims of jury misconduct in the trial of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have drawn new attention to the digital-age challenge courts face in preventing jurors from scouring media accounts or conducting their own research before rendering a verdict. It's a phenomenon that has been called the "Googling juror."
"Everyone has the world at their fingertips," said Guzman defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman. "Twenty years ago, you didn't have to worry about that."
Lichtman told The Associated Press on Thursday that there are now serious questions surrounding Guzman's conviction this month on drug-smuggling and conspiracy charges, and that he plans to ask U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan to bring in all 12 jurors and six alternates to question them about reports several flouted admonitions to avoid media accounts of the case....
"It's clear we have to get them back into court and get some answers about some massive misconduct," Lichtman said....
...the juror who spoke with VICE News said five jurors involved in the deliberations and two alternates had heard about child rape allegations that had been made against Guzman and covered by the news media but not admitted into the trial. The juror also described an instance in which a juror used a smartwatch to look up a news story just moments after Cogan met with them privately to ask them whether they had been exposed to any recent media coverage.
"This is a growing phenomenon, and courts are struggling with how to address it," said Thaddeus Hoffmeister, a University of Dayton law professor whose research has focused on juries. "You're dealing with people today who have more faith in Google than the witnesses being called to testify."..."
Claims in El Chapo case highlight perils of 'Googling juror'
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton Feb 22
Judge Cogan has granted the request from El Chapo's defense for an extra 30 days to file a motion for a new trial
Judge Cogan has granted the request from El Chapo's defense for an extra 30 days to file a motion for a new trial
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 8h8 hours ago
Happy Monday y'all. Some good news: Every single episode of our podcast "Chapo: Kingpin on Trial" is now available on iTunes. Please listen, rate, and leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chapo/id1440215666?mt=2 …
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 8h8 hours ago
Keegan Hamilton Retweeted Ríodoce
The brother of Dámaso López aka El Licenciado — El Chapo's former right-hand man and a cooperating witness at the trial — was murdered yesterday in Sinaloa…
---íodoce @Riodoce_mx
Asesinan en Quilá a hermano de Dámaso López Núñez https://bit.ly/2H5JSdk
6:35 PM - 24 Feb 2019
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Happy Monday y'all. Some good news: Every single episode of our podcast "Chapo: Kingpin on Trial" is now available on iTunes. Please listen, rate, and leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chapo/id1440215666?mt=2 …
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 8h8 hours ago
Keegan Hamilton Retweeted Ríodoce
The brother of Dámaso López aka El Licenciado — El Chapo's former right-hand man and a cooperating witness at the trial — was murdered yesterday in Sinaloa…
---íodoce @Riodoce_mx
Asesinan en Quilá a hermano de Dámaso López Núñez https://bit.ly/2H5JSdk
6:35 PM - 24 Feb 2019
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
New filing on the Chapo docket:
Lawyer says jail security restrictions have blocked Chapo from signing a "civil contract" that is "not related to the defense of his criminal case."
Judge has ordered government to respond by March 4.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
Meanwhile, narco-banners attributed to Mayo Zambada have appeared in Jalisco and Sonora vowing to "clean the country" and "bring back the old school" with the help of the federal government
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 5h5 hours ago
"as long as there is an American demand for drugs, drugs will find their way into America"
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/separating-the-myth-from-the-man-in-the-el-chapo-verdict … via @praddenkeefe
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New filing on the Chapo docket:
Lawyer says jail security restrictions have blocked Chapo from signing a "civil contract" that is "not related to the defense of his criminal case."
Judge has ordered government to respond by March 4.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
Meanwhile, narco-banners attributed to Mayo Zambada have appeared in Jalisco and Sonora vowing to "clean the country" and "bring back the old school" with the help of the federal government
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 5h5 hours ago
"as long as there is an American demand for drugs, drugs will find their way into America"
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/separating-the-myth-from-the-man-in-the-el-chapo-verdict … via @praddenkeefe
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Sonia MogheVerified account @soniamoghe 4h4 hours ago
A new attorney has filed a notice to appear as part of El Chapo’s defense team: Marc Fernich. His website says his practice centers on “sophisticated appeals and legal motions that can toss charges at the trial level or pave the way for future appeals.”
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 4h4 hours ago
Keegan Hamilton Retweeted Sonia Moghe
Fernich worked with Jeffrey Lichtman on the John Gotti Jr case and was in discussions to join the Chapo defense team prior to the trial
Sonia MogheVerified account @soniamoghe
A new attorney has filed a notice to appear as part of El Chapo’s defense team: Marc Fernich. His website says his practice centers on “sophisticated appeals and legal motions that can toss charges at the trial level or pave the way for future appeals.”
12:24 PM - 25 Feb 2019
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 3h3 hours ago
“They have to demonstrate the jury was actually prejudiced by the outside information that they were exposed to. A showing of juror misconduct is not enough.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/nyregion/el-chapo-trial-jurors-sons.html … via @alanfeuer
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Sonia MogheVerified account @soniamoghe 4h4 hours agoA new attorney has filed a notice to appear as part of El Chapo’s defense team: Marc Fernich. His website says his practice centers on “sophisticated appeals and legal motions that can toss charges at the trial level or pave the way for future appeals.”
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 4h4 hours ago
Keegan Hamilton Retweeted Sonia Moghe
Fernich worked with Jeffrey Lichtman on the John Gotti Jr case and was in discussions to join the Chapo defense team prior to the trial
Sonia MogheVerified account @soniamogheA new attorney has filed a notice to appear as part of El Chapo’s defense team: Marc Fernich. His website says his practice centers on “sophisticated appeals and legal motions that can toss charges at the trial level or pave the way for future appeals.”
12:24 PM - 25 Feb 2019
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 3h3 hours ago
“They have to demonstrate the jury was actually prejudiced by the outside information that they were exposed to. A showing of juror misconduct is not enough.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/nyregion/el-chapo-trial-jurors-sons.html … via @alanfeuer
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El Chapo hires fourth lawyer to join legal team after jury scandal
February 25, 2019
"Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has hired a fourth lawyer to join his legal team, following last week’s bombshell reports of juror misconduct.
Attorney Marc Fernich now joins Jeffrey Lichtman, Eduardo Balarezo and William Purpura in defending the runty kingpin, who was convicted earlier this month on a raft of drug-trafficking charges.
Fernich entered his appearance Monday, just days after a juror told Vice News they’d ignored Judge Brian Cogan’s instructions to avoid media — and even lied to the judge when asked if they’d seen certain stories.
While Fernich did not immediately return messages, his website says his professional focus is on “sophisticated appeals and legal motions that can toss charges at the trial level or pave the way for future appeals.”...
Fernich’s list of previous clients includes Gigi Jordan, the mother convicted of killing her autistic son, and various accused crime bosses.
He and Lichtman have worked together previously — they were part of the team that succeeded in getting John “Junior” Gotti acquitted in 2005 on a $25 million securities fraud charge...."
https://nypost.com/2019/02/25/el-chapo-hires-fourth-lawyer-to-join-legal-team-after-jury-scandal/
(Marc Fernich (left) and Joaquin "El Chapo" GuzmanLaw Office of Marc Fernich and AP)
February 25, 2019
"Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has hired a fourth lawyer to join his legal team, following last week’s bombshell reports of juror misconduct.
Attorney Marc Fernich now joins Jeffrey Lichtman, Eduardo Balarezo and William Purpura in defending the runty kingpin, who was convicted earlier this month on a raft of drug-trafficking charges.
Fernich entered his appearance Monday, just days after a juror told Vice News they’d ignored Judge Brian Cogan’s instructions to avoid media — and even lied to the judge when asked if they’d seen certain stories.
While Fernich did not immediately return messages, his website says his professional focus is on “sophisticated appeals and legal motions that can toss charges at the trial level or pave the way for future appeals.”...
Fernich’s list of previous clients includes Gigi Jordan, the mother convicted of killing her autistic son, and various accused crime bosses.
He and Lichtman have worked together previously — they were part of the team that succeeded in getting John “Junior” Gotti acquitted in 2005 on a $25 million securities fraud charge...."
https://nypost.com/2019/02/25/el-chapo-hires-fourth-lawyer-to-join-legal-team-after-jury-scandal/
(Marc Fernich (left) and Joaquin "El Chapo" GuzmanLaw Office of Marc Fernich and AP)
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Behind the El Chapo trial: Drug kingpin's Baltimore lawyer talks about what it was like in court (with clip)
'Two weeks ago a federal jury convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in a courtroom packed with New York attorneys, federal agents, international journalists and one defense lawyer from Mulberry Street in Baltimore.
As a member of Guzman’s three-man trial team, William Purpura spent months questioning cartel kingpins-turned-government cooperators — sometimes to amusing results....."
Behind the El Chapo trial: Drug kingpin's Baltimore lawyer talks about what it was like in court
'Two weeks ago a federal jury convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in a courtroom packed with New York attorneys, federal agents, international journalists and one defense lawyer from Mulberry Street in Baltimore.
As a member of Guzman’s three-man trial team, William Purpura spent months questioning cartel kingpins-turned-government cooperators — sometimes to amusing results....."
Behind the El Chapo trial: Drug kingpin's Baltimore lawyer talks about what it was like in court
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Alan Feuer @alanfeuer Feb 26
This letter in the Chapo case intrigued me. What was the "civil contract" his lawyers--not his trial lawyers--wanted him to sign in jail?
Turns out, it's a licensing agreement for a signature line of Chapo brand clothing. Literally, Chapo's signature, as a logo, on the clothes.
This letter in the Chapo case intrigued me. What was the "civil contract" his lawyers--not his trial lawyers--wanted him to sign in jail?
Turns out, it's a licensing agreement for a signature line of Chapo brand clothing. Literally, Chapo's signature, as a logo, on the clothes.
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Rolling Stone Details New El Chapo Docuseries ‘USA v. Chapo: The Drug War Goes on Trial’
Five-part series will premiere on Facebook Watch this March
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
"Rolling Stone will explore the incredible rise and fall of drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman in USA v. Chapo: The Drug War Goes on Trial, which premieres March 11th on Facebook Watch. The five part film, directed Bernardo Ruiz of Jigsaw Productions, is available via the show’s Facebook page. New episodes will be posted every Monday after the premiere...."
El Chapo Mini-Series to Debut on Facebook Watch – Rolling Stone
Five-part series will premiere on Facebook Watch this March
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
"Rolling Stone will explore the incredible rise and fall of drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman in USA v. Chapo: The Drug War Goes on Trial, which premieres March 11th on Facebook Watch. The five part film, directed Bernardo Ruiz of Jigsaw Productions, is available via the show’s Facebook page. New episodes will be posted every Monday after the premiere...."
El Chapo Mini-Series to Debut on Facebook Watch – Rolling Stone
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Canadian police seize drugs from Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
28 FEB 2019
"MONTREAL: Canadian police said Wednesday they have seized methamphetamine worth more than US$3 million (RM12.2 million) smuggled in by the powerful crime syndicate once run by feared Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Officers in Ontario were alerted to the 180-kilogram haul by a car dealership that discovered the packets in tires that did not match the make and model of the Ford Fusions being shipped.
Police believe Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel, which controls the area around the Ford manufacturing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, was behind the shipment, valued at Can$4.5 million (US$3.4 million)...."
Canadian police seize drugs from Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
28 FEB 2019
"MONTREAL: Canadian police said Wednesday they have seized methamphetamine worth more than US$3 million (RM12.2 million) smuggled in by the powerful crime syndicate once run by feared Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Officers in Ontario were alerted to the 180-kilogram haul by a car dealership that discovered the packets in tires that did not match the make and model of the Ford Fusions being shipped.
Police believe Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel, which controls the area around the Ford manufacturing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, was behind the shipment, valued at Can$4.5 million (US$3.4 million)...."
Canadian police seize drugs from Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
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