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*GUILTY* EL Chapo - Drug Cartel Chief, arrested Trafficking/conspiracy/firearms
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 14h14 hours ago
Story on today's corruption testimony in the El Chapo trial by @brenpiers
Witness at 'El Chapo' trial tells of high-level corruption
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - A witness at the U.S. drug trafficking trial of accused Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Tuesday testified that he paid a multimillion-dollar bribe to an underling of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in 2005.
The witness, Jesus Zambada, also said he paid millions of dollars in bribes to former Mexican government official Genaro Garcia Luna on behalf of his brother, drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who remains at large.
A spokesman for Lopez Obrador did not immediately respond to a call and text message seeking comment.
Garcia Luna, in a written statement, said the accusations were “defamation” and “perjury” and made without any proof...."
Witness at 'El Chapo' trial tells of high-level corruption | Reuters
(The accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman (R), appears with defense attorney A. Eduardo Balarezo (L) in this courtroom sketch as he appears in Brooklyn federal court in New York, U.S., November 19, 2018. Sketch from November 19, 2018. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg)
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 13h13 hours ago
Entered into evidence today in the El Chapo trial: A photo of a can of pickled jalapeños, similar to ones used to smuggle tons of cocaine in the early '90s.
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Story on today's corruption testimony in the El Chapo trial by @brenpiers
Witness at 'El Chapo' trial tells of high-level corruption
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - A witness at the U.S. drug trafficking trial of accused Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Tuesday testified that he paid a multimillion-dollar bribe to an underling of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in 2005.
The witness, Jesus Zambada, also said he paid millions of dollars in bribes to former Mexican government official Genaro Garcia Luna on behalf of his brother, drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who remains at large.
A spokesman for Lopez Obrador did not immediately respond to a call and text message seeking comment.
Garcia Luna, in a written statement, said the accusations were “defamation” and “perjury” and made without any proof...."
Witness at 'El Chapo' trial tells of high-level corruption | Reuters
(The accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman (R), appears with defense attorney A. Eduardo Balarezo (L) in this courtroom sketch as he appears in Brooklyn federal court in New York, U.S., November 19, 2018. Sketch from November 19, 2018. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg)
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 13h13 hours ago
Entered into evidence today in the El Chapo trial: A photo of a can of pickled jalapeños, similar to ones used to smuggle tons of cocaine in the early '90s.
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 13h13 hours ago
Video evidence from the jalapeño/cocaine bust linked to El Chapo
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 13h13 hours ago
We've also got footage from inside another smuggling tunnel underneath the border.
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Video evidence from the jalapeño/cocaine bust linked to El Chapo
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 13h13 hours ago
We've also got footage from inside another smuggling tunnel underneath the border.
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El Chapo trial details suitcase millions for ex-minister
"By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, New York, United States, Nov 21 – A former cartel operative told the US trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Tuesday that he bribed a former Mexican cabinet minister with millions of dollars stuffed into two suitcases and hand delivered in a restaurant.
Jesus Zambada, a government informant held in US custody since 2008, said the bribes were delivered in person to Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico’s former public security minister, in 2005-2006.
Zambada said the Sinaloa cartel also bribed Gabriel Regino, at the time a senior police official under Mexico’s now president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador when the latter was mayor of Mexico City. The sum? A “few million dollars” in 2005.
Zambada said Regino was bribed to secure the cartel’s “protection.” Regino swiftly denied on Twitter ever receiving a bribe from Zambada.
The witness alleged that at the time of the first bribe, a suitcase stuffed with $3 million, Garcia Luna, was a senior official in the attorney general’s Office, a position he held from 2001 to 2006.
At the time of the second installment of $3-5 million in 2006, he was in the federal cabinet under then president Felipe Calderon as public security minister, which meant that he presided over Mexican federal police.
Zambada made the revelations under cross examination from Guzman’s defense lawyer William Purpura on his fourth and final day of testimony...."
El Chapo trial details suitcase millions for ex-minister » Capital News
("El Chapo” Guzman Loera’s .38 Super pistol encrusted with diamonds on the handle and his initials “JGL”, which was used as an exhibit November 19th, 2018 by government prosecutors to the jury at Guzman’s trial in Brooklyn federal court © BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT/AFP / BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT)
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"By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, New York, United States, Nov 21 – A former cartel operative told the US trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Tuesday that he bribed a former Mexican cabinet minister with millions of dollars stuffed into two suitcases and hand delivered in a restaurant.
Jesus Zambada, a government informant held in US custody since 2008, said the bribes were delivered in person to Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico’s former public security minister, in 2005-2006.
Zambada said the Sinaloa cartel also bribed Gabriel Regino, at the time a senior police official under Mexico’s now president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador when the latter was mayor of Mexico City. The sum? A “few million dollars” in 2005.
Zambada said Regino was bribed to secure the cartel’s “protection.” Regino swiftly denied on Twitter ever receiving a bribe from Zambada.
The witness alleged that at the time of the first bribe, a suitcase stuffed with $3 million, Garcia Luna, was a senior official in the attorney general’s Office, a position he held from 2001 to 2006.
At the time of the second installment of $3-5 million in 2006, he was in the federal cabinet under then president Felipe Calderon as public security minister, which meant that he presided over Mexican federal police.
Zambada made the revelations under cross examination from Guzman’s defense lawyer William Purpura on his fourth and final day of testimony...."
El Chapo trial details suitcase millions for ex-minister » Capital News
("El Chapo” Guzman Loera’s .38 Super pistol encrusted with diamonds on the handle and his initials “JGL”, which was used as an exhibit November 19th, 2018 by government prosecutors to the jury at Guzman’s trial in Brooklyn federal court © BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT/AFP / BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT)
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Some late tweets from yesterday:
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
I want to explain what happened at the El Chapo trial. It was both complicated and crazy at the same time. It goes back to last week and is essentially still going. Here's my best shot...
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Last Wednesday, at a private sidebar, Chapo's lawyers told Judge Cogan that they wanted to elicit testimony from the cooperating witness, Rey Zambada, that he had once bribed a Mexican president on behalf of his brother, Mayo Zambada.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
The point of the testimony was to bolster the defense's argument that Mayo Zambada, not Chapo, was the real chief of the Sinaloa cartel and had framed Chapo w/the help of corrupt Mexican officials--including, so the defense said, two Mexican presidents who'd taken bribes.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
That sidebar conversation--and the information about Rey Zambada allegedly bribing Mexican presidents--would have stayed secret except reporters at the trial got hold of the transcript, published it and wrote stories about it. It seemed the government was not happy about that.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
All week, the courtroom was waiting for Rey Zambada to drop his bombshell. But late last night, just before he was to take the stand for his last day of testimony, the govt filed a secret motion. All we know is that it was designed "to preclude cross examination."
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Today, there was another sidebar to discuss whatever issues the government brought up in the secret motion--and this time, the judge sealed the transcript so that no reporters could find it and report about it.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
After the sidebar, the judge said he was going to limit the questions that Chapo's lawyers could ask Zambada. Why? Because the info gleaned from a broad cross examination would not outweigh "protecting individuals" who were not a part of the case and "would suffer embarrassment."
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Now we're back to this afternoon. Working under these strict rules, the defense still got Rey Zambada to say he paid Garcia Luna, a top Mexican law enforcement official, at least $6 million in bribes at two meetings in a restaurant. Literally, two briefcases full of cash.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
But then Zambada mentioned another bribe. This one, he said, he paid in 2005 to a guy name Regino, who is likely Gabriel Regino. Regino worked as a security official in Mexico City when AMLO, the president-elect, was the city's mayor.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Chapo's lawyers tried to elicit more information--from Zambada--about the ties between Regino and AMLO. But the prosecutor immediately objected. And Judge Cogan sustained the objection, effectively cutting off the defense's efforts to make public anything more about that bribe.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 11h11 hours ago
The El Chapo jury heard shocking evidence about political corruption today--but it didn't hear all of it. The judge and the prosecutors, working in secret, shut down the defense's effort to elicit testimony about bribes paid to a Mexican president.
El Chapo Jury Hears About Bribes to Mexico’s Public Security Secretary
Nov. 20, 2018
"A former operations chief in the Sinaloa drug cartel testified on Tuesday that he had personally bribed one of Mexico’s top law-enforcement officials, meeting with him twice in a restaurant, each time delivering a briefcase stuffed with at least $3 million in cash.
The bribes were allegedly paid to Genaro García Luna, an architect of the militarized crackdown on drug cartels that led to thousands of deaths under former president Felipe Calderón.
The testimony suggesting that cartel bagmen had access to the highest levels of Mexico’s criminal-justice system came from Jesus Zambada Garcia, who has spent four days spilling the cartel’s secrets as a witness in the federal government’s case against Joaquin Guzman Loera, the drug lord known as El Chapo....
The government is expected to introduce 15 more cooperating witnesses who, like Mr. Zambada, will offer an inside view of Mr. Guzmán and the cartel’s operations. The defense, meanwhile, is likely to continue to argue that Ismael Zambada is the true mastermind of the organization and to press those witnesses about the extent of corruption in Mexico’s government. But Judge Cogan has made it clear he will put limits on how far that questioning can go."
El Chapo Jury Hears About Bribes to Mexico’s Public Security Secretary
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Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 10h10 hours ago
Let's be clear about what happened today at the El Chapo trial: The govt filed a secret memo to restrict testimony about corruption in Mexico. The merits of that secret memo were discussed--also in secret. The judge then decided to limit testimony w/o a full explanation why.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 9h9 hours ago
Ha, the government just filed another letter to the judge--in secret. The shroud of secrecy that has covered this case is astonishing.
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Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
I want to explain what happened at the El Chapo trial. It was both complicated and crazy at the same time. It goes back to last week and is essentially still going. Here's my best shot...
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Last Wednesday, at a private sidebar, Chapo's lawyers told Judge Cogan that they wanted to elicit testimony from the cooperating witness, Rey Zambada, that he had once bribed a Mexican president on behalf of his brother, Mayo Zambada.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
The point of the testimony was to bolster the defense's argument that Mayo Zambada, not Chapo, was the real chief of the Sinaloa cartel and had framed Chapo w/the help of corrupt Mexican officials--including, so the defense said, two Mexican presidents who'd taken bribes.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
That sidebar conversation--and the information about Rey Zambada allegedly bribing Mexican presidents--would have stayed secret except reporters at the trial got hold of the transcript, published it and wrote stories about it. It seemed the government was not happy about that.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
All week, the courtroom was waiting for Rey Zambada to drop his bombshell. But late last night, just before he was to take the stand for his last day of testimony, the govt filed a secret motion. All we know is that it was designed "to preclude cross examination."
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Today, there was another sidebar to discuss whatever issues the government brought up in the secret motion--and this time, the judge sealed the transcript so that no reporters could find it and report about it.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
After the sidebar, the judge said he was going to limit the questions that Chapo's lawyers could ask Zambada. Why? Because the info gleaned from a broad cross examination would not outweigh "protecting individuals" who were not a part of the case and "would suffer embarrassment."
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Now we're back to this afternoon. Working under these strict rules, the defense still got Rey Zambada to say he paid Garcia Luna, a top Mexican law enforcement official, at least $6 million in bribes at two meetings in a restaurant. Literally, two briefcases full of cash.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
But then Zambada mentioned another bribe. This one, he said, he paid in 2005 to a guy name Regino, who is likely Gabriel Regino. Regino worked as a security official in Mexico City when AMLO, the president-elect, was the city's mayor.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 13h13 hours ago
Chapo's lawyers tried to elicit more information--from Zambada--about the ties between Regino and AMLO. But the prosecutor immediately objected. And Judge Cogan sustained the objection, effectively cutting off the defense's efforts to make public anything more about that bribe.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 11h11 hours ago
The El Chapo jury heard shocking evidence about political corruption today--but it didn't hear all of it. The judge and the prosecutors, working in secret, shut down the defense's effort to elicit testimony about bribes paid to a Mexican president.
El Chapo Jury Hears About Bribes to Mexico’s Public Security Secretary
Nov. 20, 2018
"A former operations chief in the Sinaloa drug cartel testified on Tuesday that he had personally bribed one of Mexico’s top law-enforcement officials, meeting with him twice in a restaurant, each time delivering a briefcase stuffed with at least $3 million in cash.
The bribes were allegedly paid to Genaro García Luna, an architect of the militarized crackdown on drug cartels that led to thousands of deaths under former president Felipe Calderón.
The testimony suggesting that cartel bagmen had access to the highest levels of Mexico’s criminal-justice system came from Jesus Zambada Garcia, who has spent four days spilling the cartel’s secrets as a witness in the federal government’s case against Joaquin Guzman Loera, the drug lord known as El Chapo....
The government is expected to introduce 15 more cooperating witnesses who, like Mr. Zambada, will offer an inside view of Mr. Guzmán and the cartel’s operations. The defense, meanwhile, is likely to continue to argue that Ismael Zambada is the true mastermind of the organization and to press those witnesses about the extent of corruption in Mexico’s government. But Judge Cogan has made it clear he will put limits on how far that questioning can go."
El Chapo Jury Hears About Bribes to Mexico’s Public Security Secretary
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Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 10h10 hours ago
Let's be clear about what happened today at the El Chapo trial: The govt filed a secret memo to restrict testimony about corruption in Mexico. The merits of that secret memo were discussed--also in secret. The judge then decided to limit testimony w/o a full explanation why.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 9h9 hours ago
Ha, the government just filed another letter to the judge--in secret. The shroud of secrecy that has covered this case is astonishing.
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More late tweets:
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 11h11 hours ago
After #ElChapo’s defense team put on a comedy skit of questions yesterday, the U.S. Marshals got involved to ensure there was no more laughter today. “If it’s something funny,” one guard instructed the audience. “Please keep it to yourself. This isn’t state court.”
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 11h11 hours ago
The line of questioning in #ElChapo’s trial has been monotonous to say the least. Jesus Zambada García, formerly of the Sinaloa cartel was on the stand for four days. Today, one juror could be seen mouthing the answer to a question ahead of him.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 11h11 hours ago
After four days of questioning for #ElChapo's trial, Jesus Zambada García, formerly of the Sinaloa cartel, finally left the stand today. An unflappable witness, he was so comfortable that he’d almost made it to the door before a guard met up with him to escort him out.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 10h10 hours ago
Remember a time before digital cameras and cell phones? This pic (from 1993) used as evidence in #ElChapo’s trial won’t win any photography awards but it (supposedly) depicts the label on a can of La Comadre chili peppers, which the Sinaloa cartel filled with cocaine.
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Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 11h11 hours ago
After #ElChapo’s defense team put on a comedy skit of questions yesterday, the U.S. Marshals got involved to ensure there was no more laughter today. “If it’s something funny,” one guard instructed the audience. “Please keep it to yourself. This isn’t state court.”
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 11h11 hours ago
The line of questioning in #ElChapo’s trial has been monotonous to say the least. Jesus Zambada García, formerly of the Sinaloa cartel was on the stand for four days. Today, one juror could be seen mouthing the answer to a question ahead of him.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 11h11 hours ago
After four days of questioning for #ElChapo's trial, Jesus Zambada García, formerly of the Sinaloa cartel, finally left the stand today. An unflappable witness, he was so comfortable that he’d almost made it to the door before a guard met up with him to escort him out.
Emily PalmerVerified account @emilyepalmer 10h10 hours ago
Remember a time before digital cameras and cell phones? This pic (from 1993) used as evidence in #ElChapo’s trial won’t win any photography awards but it (supposedly) depicts the label on a can of La Comadre chili peppers, which the Sinaloa cartel filled with cocaine.
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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's trial: Six startling claims
21 November 2018
"The trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman hasn't been short on details of the alleged drug cartel kingpin's colourful lifestyle.
Much of the evidence has come from the prosecution's star witness, Jesus Zambada.
Mr Guzman's defence lawyers say Mr Zambada's elder brother is the real leader of the Sinaloa cartel.
Here are some of the most interesting insights from the court so far:..."
Six startling claims from El Chapo trial
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21 November 2018
"The trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman hasn't been short on details of the alleged drug cartel kingpin's colourful lifestyle.
Much of the evidence has come from the prosecution's star witness, Jesus Zambada.
Mr Guzman's defence lawyers say Mr Zambada's elder brother is the real leader of the Sinaloa cartel.
Here are some of the most interesting insights from the court so far:..."
Six startling claims from El Chapo trial
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The Public Trial of El Chapo, Held Partially in Secret
Nov. 21, 2018
"It could be said that two separate trials are taking place, side by side, these days in Room 8D of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn.
At the actual trial, the United States government is prosecuting Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who is accused of being one of the world’s biggest drug dealers. Widely known as El Chapo, Mr. Guzmán, prosecutors say, earned as much as $14 billion as head of the Sinaloa drug cartel — a fortune he is said to have protected with rampant payoffs and an army of professional assassins.
But at a second trial of sorts, Mr. Guzmán’s lawyers are, in essence, prosecuting the government of Mexico. By their account, the country’s police and politicians not only are corrupt, but also have conspired for years with Mr. Guzmán’s partner, Ismael Zambada García, to target El Chapo in exchange for a flood of bribes.
Judge Brian M. Cogan has been tasked with keeping the first of these trials on track and the second one in check. Given the sensitivities involved and the enormous news media attention, he has conducted much of the proceedings in secret...."
The Public Trial of El Chapo, Held Partially in Secret
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El Chapo will get Thanksgiving turkey in jail
November 21, 2018
"Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has little to give thanks for this holiday season — but he will get to dig into some Thanksgiving turkey.
The Mexican drug kingpin will pass the holiday back in his cell in the maximum security wing of Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he’ll be able to chow down on a veritable feast, according a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson...."
https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/el-chapo-will-get-thanksgiving-turkey-in-jail/
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Nov. 21, 2018
"It could be said that two separate trials are taking place, side by side, these days in Room 8D of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn.
At the actual trial, the United States government is prosecuting Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who is accused of being one of the world’s biggest drug dealers. Widely known as El Chapo, Mr. Guzmán, prosecutors say, earned as much as $14 billion as head of the Sinaloa drug cartel — a fortune he is said to have protected with rampant payoffs and an army of professional assassins.
But at a second trial of sorts, Mr. Guzmán’s lawyers are, in essence, prosecuting the government of Mexico. By their account, the country’s police and politicians not only are corrupt, but also have conspired for years with Mr. Guzmán’s partner, Ismael Zambada García, to target El Chapo in exchange for a flood of bribes.
Judge Brian M. Cogan has been tasked with keeping the first of these trials on track and the second one in check. Given the sensitivities involved and the enormous news media attention, he has conducted much of the proceedings in secret...."
The Public Trial of El Chapo, Held Partially in Secret
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El Chapo will get Thanksgiving turkey in jail
November 21, 2018
"Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has little to give thanks for this holiday season — but he will get to dig into some Thanksgiving turkey.
The Mexican drug kingpin will pass the holiday back in his cell in the maximum security wing of Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he’ll be able to chow down on a veritable feast, according a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson...."
https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/el-chapo-will-get-thanksgiving-turkey-in-jail/
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'El Chapo' trial is treated as a nuclear and conventional terrorism target
NOV 23, 2018
"At the downtown Brooklyn federal courthouse where Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is on trial, New York Police Department snipers roam the rooftops and K-9 units prowl the halls.
The Brooklyn Bridge closes whenever the defendant is transported to court from Manhattan, and even attorneys must take off their shoes at the new TSA-style checkpoint outside the courtroom.
With such a conspicuous show of force, it’s easy to overlook the two or three servicemen at a small fold-out table near the X-ray machine in the lobby, quietly scanning the Eastern District of New York courthouse grounds for explosives, biological weapons and dirty bombs...."
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El Chapo Trial: Five Talking Points From Joaquín Guzmán's Second Week In Court
24/11/2018
"After a surreal first week that included an accusation against the Mexican president, a drug tunnel tour and a telling off from the judge, the trial of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is continuing in Brooklyn. ...
Here are five key talking points from week two..."
El Chapo Trial: Five Talking Points From Joaquín Guzmán's Second Week In Court
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NOV 23, 2018
"At the downtown Brooklyn federal courthouse where Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is on trial, New York Police Department snipers roam the rooftops and K-9 units prowl the halls.
The Brooklyn Bridge closes whenever the defendant is transported to court from Manhattan, and even attorneys must take off their shoes at the new TSA-style checkpoint outside the courtroom.
With such a conspicuous show of force, it’s easy to overlook the two or three servicemen at a small fold-out table near the X-ray machine in the lobby, quietly scanning the Eastern District of New York courthouse grounds for explosives, biological weapons and dirty bombs...."
'El Chapo' trial is treated as a nuclear and conventional terrorism target
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El Chapo Trial: Five Talking Points From Joaquín Guzmán's Second Week In Court
24/11/2018
"After a surreal first week that included an accusation against the Mexican president, a drug tunnel tour and a telling off from the judge, the trial of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is continuing in Brooklyn. ...
Here are five key talking points from week two..."
El Chapo Trial: Five Talking Points From Joaquín Guzmán's Second Week In Court
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Monday, Nov. 26th:
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9:30am ET) - NY – *Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) (~61) arrested & charged with smuggled 155 tons of cocaine into U.S. Sinaloa drug cartel chief. Guzmán faces 17-count indictment charging him with drug trafficking, murder conspiracy & money laundering spanning nearly three decades. Plead not guilty to all charges. No bail.
Prosecutors say Guzmán ran Mexico's Sinaloa cartel from 1989 to 2014. In that time, they allege the cartel brought cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine & marijuana into the U.S. Prosecutors also charged Guzmán in connection with the assassinations of thousands of competitors. Plead not guilty to all charges. If convicted, he faces life in prison.
Trial expected to last several months. Also for trafficking, conspiracy & firearms in California, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Florida & New York.
Skipping Day 1 thru 4.
11/20/18 Day 5: Prosecutors filed a sealed motion last night to preclude cross-examination of witnesses about certain topics. They don't want their witnesses to asked about certain unknown things. Judge grants the request to block El Chapo's lawyers from questioning of El Rey Zambada about a bribe and his "unorthodox interests." Ruling mentions the "inflammatory nature of this evidence." Judge is limiting evidence surrounding a cartel insider’s testimony in order to protect "individuals and entities who are not parties to the case & who would face embarrassment and harassment." Judge Cogan's ruling limits questioning by El Chapo's lawyers of at least 7 other cooperating witnesses, & also several members of law enforcement who are expected to testify. Most notably, the jury won't get to hear this bit about El Chapo's 2012 capture. State witness: Jesus 'El Rey' Zambada Garcia. Trial resumes on Monday, 11/26.
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9:30am ET) - NY – *Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) (~61) arrested & charged with smuggled 155 tons of cocaine into U.S. Sinaloa drug cartel chief. Guzmán faces 17-count indictment charging him with drug trafficking, murder conspiracy & money laundering spanning nearly three decades. Plead not guilty to all charges. No bail.
Prosecutors say Guzmán ran Mexico's Sinaloa cartel from 1989 to 2014. In that time, they allege the cartel brought cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine & marijuana into the U.S. Prosecutors also charged Guzmán in connection with the assassinations of thousands of competitors. Plead not guilty to all charges. If convicted, he faces life in prison.
Trial expected to last several months. Also for trafficking, conspiracy & firearms in California, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Florida & New York.
Skipping Day 1 thru 4.
11/20/18 Day 5: Prosecutors filed a sealed motion last night to preclude cross-examination of witnesses about certain topics. They don't want their witnesses to asked about certain unknown things. Judge grants the request to block El Chapo's lawyers from questioning of El Rey Zambada about a bribe and his "unorthodox interests." Ruling mentions the "inflammatory nature of this evidence." Judge is limiting evidence surrounding a cartel insider’s testimony in order to protect "individuals and entities who are not parties to the case & who would face embarrassment and harassment." Judge Cogan's ruling limits questioning by El Chapo's lawyers of at least 7 other cooperating witnesses, & also several members of law enforcement who are expected to testify. Most notably, the jury won't get to hear this bit about El Chapo's 2012 capture. State witness: Jesus 'El Rey' Zambada Garcia. Trial resumes on Monday, 11/26.
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
Week 3 of El Chapo’s trial is about to get underway in Brooklyn. Today another cooperating witness will take the stand. His identity is being kept secret and courtroom sketch artists will be blocked from drawing his face.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 8h8 hours ago
Prosecutors in the Chapo trial filed another heavily redacted motion last night seeking to limit the testimony of the next witness. They don't want the jury to hear about an email from a Homeland Security agent expressing doubt to a colleague about Chapo's power w/in the cartel.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 8h8 hours ago
They also want to exclude other parts of his testimony but we don't what because of the redactions. The only hints are they're related to another cooperator who won't be testifying and "self-serving" statements the witness once made to US investigators.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 7h7 hours ago
It's not uncommon for prosecutors to seek limitations on testimony. But in this case, the motions to limit seem to run counter to a deep desire--especially in Mexico--to have a full public airing of the evidence against Chapo and, of course, the Mexican government.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
We had another heavily redacted motion last night by the government asking the judge to block cross examination of cooperating witnesses about certain sensitive topics https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5276766-Government-motion-to-preclude-cross-examination.html …
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
Here's an example of the redactions. Secrecy is a problem in this case,
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
FWIW, the courtroom sketch artists here today say it’s not unprecedented to be blocked from drawing the face of a sensitive witness. One artist recalled a terrorism case in Nee York where agents from the British intelligence service MI5 could not be drawn when they testified.
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Week 3 of El Chapo’s trial is about to get underway in Brooklyn. Today another cooperating witness will take the stand. His identity is being kept secret and courtroom sketch artists will be blocked from drawing his face.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 8h8 hours ago
Prosecutors in the Chapo trial filed another heavily redacted motion last night seeking to limit the testimony of the next witness. They don't want the jury to hear about an email from a Homeland Security agent expressing doubt to a colleague about Chapo's power w/in the cartel.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 8h8 hours ago
They also want to exclude other parts of his testimony but we don't what because of the redactions. The only hints are they're related to another cooperator who won't be testifying and "self-serving" statements the witness once made to US investigators.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 7h7 hours ago
It's not uncommon for prosecutors to seek limitations on testimony. But in this case, the motions to limit seem to run counter to a deep desire--especially in Mexico--to have a full public airing of the evidence against Chapo and, of course, the Mexican government.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
We had another heavily redacted motion last night by the government asking the judge to block cross examination of cooperating witnesses about certain sensitive topics https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5276766-Government-motion-to-preclude-cross-examination.html …
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
Here's an example of the redactions. Secrecy is a problem in this case,
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 6h6 hours ago
FWIW, the courtroom sketch artists here today say it’s not unprecedented to be blocked from drawing the face of a sensitive witness. One artist recalled a terrorism case in Nee York where agents from the British intelligence service MI5 could not be drawn when they testified.
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- Chris Stevenson 26 November 2018 15:38
Today, another cooperating witness will take the stand - but his identity will be kept secret and the court room sketch artists will be kept from drawing his face.
26 November 2018 15:41
It is not unprecedented for court room artists to be asked not to draw certain participants, but is is certainly unusual.
26 November 2018 15:44
Overnight, there was another motion from the US government calling on the judge to limit the testimony of the next witness. The motion is heavily redacted, meaning it is unclear exactly what the prosecution are looking to have removed.
26 November 2018 15:46
Aready in the case, a witness was blocked from testifying about allegations of corruption from the Mexican government.
The Mexican government has denied any suggestion of such allegations.
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Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 41m41 minutes ago
Judge Cogan has precluded the jury in the El Chapo trial from hearing some evidence about Chapo's violent nature. But he redacted his order so the public doesn't know what that evidence is either. Lawyers: Should the public know what's being excluded even if the jury can't?
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Very slow start to testimony today. We had an ex-DEA agent explain money laundering 101 and an ex-customs agent testify about seizing $1.2 million from a car in Arizona driven by El Chapo’s brother.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 48m48 minutes ago
Also excluded from the trial: Direct testimony about Chapo's 2001 prison escape--in a laundry cart. The full draft copy of an autobiography he wrote.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 46m46 minutes ago
But the jury will get to hear testimony that one of the government's cooperating witnesses often used the services of a "witch doctor." C'est la vie.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 41m41 minutes ago
Oddly enough, the judge issued two different orders today with two different rulings on whether the jury can hear about the 2001 laundry cart prison escape. Guess we'll have to see which prevails.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 47m47 minutes ago
We're on lunch break at the El Chapo trial. Big news for the afternoon: A mysterious cooperating witness is going to take the stand. His name will be public and he will show his face, but judge has ordered sketch artists not to draw his face "in any accurate fashion."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 46m46 minutes ago
Security is extra intense today. Before the break, judge gave specific orders for El Chapo's wife to go through metal detector before re-entering the courtroom. She had a cellphone she wasn't supposed to have. Concerns seems to be she could try to photograph the witness.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 44m44 minutes ago
It's possible the mystery witness already has a photo in the public domain but restrictions on sketch artists are apparently necessary because his appearance has changed dramatically. The government's concern is that an accurate sketch could help the cartel track this guy down.
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Judge Cogan has precluded the jury in the El Chapo trial from hearing some evidence about Chapo's violent nature. But he redacted his order so the public doesn't know what that evidence is either. Lawyers: Should the public know what's being excluded even if the jury can't?
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Very slow start to testimony today. We had an ex-DEA agent explain money laundering 101 and an ex-customs agent testify about seizing $1.2 million from a car in Arizona driven by El Chapo’s brother.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 48m48 minutes ago
Also excluded from the trial: Direct testimony about Chapo's 2001 prison escape--in a laundry cart. The full draft copy of an autobiography he wrote.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 46m46 minutes ago
But the jury will get to hear testimony that one of the government's cooperating witnesses often used the services of a "witch doctor." C'est la vie.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 41m41 minutes ago
Oddly enough, the judge issued two different orders today with two different rulings on whether the jury can hear about the 2001 laundry cart prison escape. Guess we'll have to see which prevails.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 47m47 minutes ago
We're on lunch break at the El Chapo trial. Big news for the afternoon: A mysterious cooperating witness is going to take the stand. His name will be public and he will show his face, but judge has ordered sketch artists not to draw his face "in any accurate fashion."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 46m46 minutes ago
Security is extra intense today. Before the break, judge gave specific orders for El Chapo's wife to go through metal detector before re-entering the courtroom. She had a cellphone she wasn't supposed to have. Concerns seems to be she could try to photograph the witness.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 44m44 minutes ago
It's possible the mystery witness already has a photo in the public domain but restrictions on sketch artists are apparently necessary because his appearance has changed dramatically. The government's concern is that an accurate sketch could help the cartel track this guy down.
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- Chris Stevenson 26 November 2018 18:04
26 November 2018 18:06
The big witness for the afternoon will be someone co-operating with the US government case.
However, there are fears he could be targeted by the cartel.
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- Chris Stevenson 26 November 2018 18:07
His name will be made public
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
We're on afternoon break at the Chapo trial. The mystery witness is Miguel Angel Martinez, a former high-level member of the Sinaloa cartel who directly for Chapo in the late 80s and early 90s. He said he was Chapo's emissary to Colombia and in charge of moving cocaine.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez said he and Chapo traveled to the US together in the late 80s to negotiate a deal for 2-3 tons of marijuana. Afterward, they went to Vegas because "Mr. Guzmán wanted to gamble."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez says he started out as a pilot for the Sinaloa cartel but lost his job after crash landing with Chapo on board. "After that Mr. Guzmán told me I was a very bad pilot." He was then asked to open an "office" in Mexico City.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez says El Chapo asked to be the godfather to his son. He also traveled to El Chapo's hometown of La Tuna in the mountains of Sinaloa 2-3 times. Here's what we saw on our visit to La Tuna for @vicenews podcast.
EP 2: The Legend
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez says he was El Chapo's primary contact with Colombia cocaine suppliers in the late 80s and early 90s, including the cartels in Medellin, Cali, Bogota, and Norte del Valle. He worked directly w/ the Orejuela brothers and Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha. #Narcos
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez talked about specific brands of cocaine shipped from Colombia. He said the brand "Reina" or Queen was Chapo's favorite. "The best cocaine that had been made in the history of Colombia and Mexico."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez had his own problems with cocaine, which the jury hasn't heard about yet. He was known to have "a daily habit of four grams of cocaine a day for the fifteen years." Expect that to come up during cross-examination.
Law & Border
El Chapo is making the case that his extradition was illegal
Aug 4, 2017
El Chapo is making the case that his extradition was illegal
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
That's all for now. More updates to come after the trial wraps for the day at 4:30 pm ET.
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We're on afternoon break at the Chapo trial. The mystery witness is Miguel Angel Martinez, a former high-level member of the Sinaloa cartel who directly for Chapo in the late 80s and early 90s. He said he was Chapo's emissary to Colombia and in charge of moving cocaine.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez said he and Chapo traveled to the US together in the late 80s to negotiate a deal for 2-3 tons of marijuana. Afterward, they went to Vegas because "Mr. Guzmán wanted to gamble."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez says he started out as a pilot for the Sinaloa cartel but lost his job after crash landing with Chapo on board. "After that Mr. Guzmán told me I was a very bad pilot." He was then asked to open an "office" in Mexico City.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez says El Chapo asked to be the godfather to his son. He also traveled to El Chapo's hometown of La Tuna in the mountains of Sinaloa 2-3 times. Here's what we saw on our visit to La Tuna for @vicenews podcast.
EP 2: The Legend
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez says he was El Chapo's primary contact with Colombia cocaine suppliers in the late 80s and early 90s, including the cartels in Medellin, Cali, Bogota, and Norte del Valle. He worked directly w/ the Orejuela brothers and Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha. #Narcos
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez talked about specific brands of cocaine shipped from Colombia. He said the brand "Reina" or Queen was Chapo's favorite. "The best cocaine that had been made in the history of Colombia and Mexico."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Martinez had his own problems with cocaine, which the jury hasn't heard about yet. He was known to have "a daily habit of four grams of cocaine a day for the fifteen years." Expect that to come up during cross-examination.
Law & Border
El Chapo is making the case that his extradition was illegal
Aug 4, 2017
El Chapo is making the case that his extradition was illegal
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
That's all for now. More updates to come after the trial wraps for the day at 4:30 pm ET.
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Witness: ‘El Chapo’ paid massive bribes to top Mexican cop
November 26, 2018
"...Miguel Angel Martinez told a New York City jury on Monday that Joaquin Guzman (wah-KEEN’ gooz-MAHN’) ordered $10 million bribes at least twice to the police commander starting in the late 1980s. He said in exchange the commander, Guillermo González Calderon, helped keep Guzman from getting caught...."
Witness: ‘El Chapo’ paid massive bribes to top Mexican cop
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Wife of ‘El Chapo’ scolded by judge for using forbidden cellphone in court
"NEW YORK — The American-born, beauty queen wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was caught skirting the rules at his drug trafficking trial by using a forbidden cellphone, a judge said Monday.
Emma Coronel got a slap on the wrist from U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan as her husband’s trial entered its third week in federal court in Brooklyn.
Cogan said he was informed “there’s video in the court of her having a cellphone she’s not supposed to have.”
Coronel allegedly was spotted scrolling on the banned device last week. Somehow, the phone made its way around the small army of security officers surveilling the proceeding at any given time.
Cogan ordered Coronel to go back through the magnetometers outside the courtroom before a cooperating witness shrouded in secrecy was due to take the stand Monday afternoon...."
Wife of ‘El Chapo’ scolded by judge for using forbidden cellphone in court
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November 26, 2018
"...Miguel Angel Martinez told a New York City jury on Monday that Joaquin Guzman (wah-KEEN’ gooz-MAHN’) ordered $10 million bribes at least twice to the police commander starting in the late 1980s. He said in exchange the commander, Guillermo González Calderon, helped keep Guzman from getting caught...."
Witness: ‘El Chapo’ paid massive bribes to top Mexican cop
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Wife of ‘El Chapo’ scolded by judge for using forbidden cellphone in court
"NEW YORK — The American-born, beauty queen wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was caught skirting the rules at his drug trafficking trial by using a forbidden cellphone, a judge said Monday.
Emma Coronel got a slap on the wrist from U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan as her husband’s trial entered its third week in federal court in Brooklyn.
Cogan said he was informed “there’s video in the court of her having a cellphone she’s not supposed to have.”
Coronel allegedly was spotted scrolling on the banned device last week. Somehow, the phone made its way around the small army of security officers surveilling the proceeding at any given time.
Cogan ordered Coronel to go back through the magnetometers outside the courtroom before a cooperating witness shrouded in secrecy was due to take the stand Monday afternoon...."
Wife of ‘El Chapo’ scolded by judge for using forbidden cellphone in court
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Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 7m7 minutes ago
Miguel Martinez, who started as a pilot for Chapo and later ran his Mexico City office, testified today about the kingpin's early days. He started w/only 20-25 employees--two of them his cousins. Smuggling coke for the Colombian cartels, he only got 45% of the profits.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 4m4 minutes ago
Martinez described how planes came from Colombia to secret landing strips & later there were boat transfers of coke on the high seas. He said Chapo paid the chief of the PGR police in Mexico City $10 million 2 or 3 times. On a trip to LA once, Chapo spent $6 million on 2 planes.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 3m3 minutes ago
Martinez also testified in a separate trial in 2006 and is likely to repeat some of that testimony tomorrow: How, as Chapo's business grew, he built a zoo w/lions, panthers, crocodiles and bears in Guadalajara and had three separate wives in 3 separate cities.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 2m2 minutes ago
Twice, assassins have tried to kill Martinez. Once, shortly after his arrest in Mexico in 1998, a group of killers stabbed him repeatedly in prison. Not long after, someone threw two hand grenades into his cell. Martinez survived by hiding behind his toilet bowl.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 1m1 minute ago
For that reason, prosecutors at the trial have gone to great lengths to protect him. Courtroom artists are not allowed to sketch any portion of his face. Prosecutors have even gotten permission from the judge to inspect the sketches to ensure they don't present security risks.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 31m31 minutes ago
But there was a small security breach Monday afternoon. Somehow, Chapo's wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, got a cellphone into the courthouse against the rules. Prosecutors were apparently concerned she might use it to video Martinez. Judge Cogan ordered her to relinquish the phone.
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Miguel Martinez, who started as a pilot for Chapo and later ran his Mexico City office, testified today about the kingpin's early days. He started w/only 20-25 employees--two of them his cousins. Smuggling coke for the Colombian cartels, he only got 45% of the profits.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 4m4 minutes ago
Martinez described how planes came from Colombia to secret landing strips & later there were boat transfers of coke on the high seas. He said Chapo paid the chief of the PGR police in Mexico City $10 million 2 or 3 times. On a trip to LA once, Chapo spent $6 million on 2 planes.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 3m3 minutes ago
Martinez also testified in a separate trial in 2006 and is likely to repeat some of that testimony tomorrow: How, as Chapo's business grew, he built a zoo w/lions, panthers, crocodiles and bears in Guadalajara and had three separate wives in 3 separate cities.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 2m2 minutes ago
Twice, assassins have tried to kill Martinez. Once, shortly after his arrest in Mexico in 1998, a group of killers stabbed him repeatedly in prison. Not long after, someone threw two hand grenades into his cell. Martinez survived by hiding behind his toilet bowl.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 1m1 minute ago
For that reason, prosecutors at the trial have gone to great lengths to protect him. Courtroom artists are not allowed to sketch any portion of his face. Prosecutors have even gotten permission from the judge to inspect the sketches to ensure they don't present security risks.
Alan Feuer @alanfeuer 31m31 minutes ago
But there was a small security breach Monday afternoon. Somehow, Chapo's wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, got a cellphone into the courthouse against the rules. Prosecutors were apparently concerned she might use it to video Martinez. Judge Cogan ordered her to relinquish the phone.
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Witness: 'El Chapo' Guzmán sent tons of drugs to US, bribed Mexican police official (with clip)
"NEW YORK — A former top lieutenant in a feared Mexican drug cartel on Monday fingered Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera as his former boss, and linked the accused drug lord to tons of illegal narcotics shipped into the U.S and millions of dollars in bribes for police protection.
"I worked for the Sinaloa cartel," Miguel Ángel Martínez told federal jurors in a Brooklyn courtroom. Then he identified the man he said gave him orders for moving billions of dollars in narcotics. "I worked for Mr. Joaquín Guzmán."
Martínez outlined the cartel's inner workings, testifying that Guzmán negotiated an ownership and profits split with Colombian drug leaders who contracted with him to fly cocaine from secret South America airstrips to similar landing spots in Mexico.
The drugs were then smuggled across the Mexico-U.S. border to Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, Martínez said....
Defense attorneys are expected to cross-examine Martínez later this week."
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"NEW YORK — A former top lieutenant in a feared Mexican drug cartel on Monday fingered Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera as his former boss, and linked the accused drug lord to tons of illegal narcotics shipped into the U.S and millions of dollars in bribes for police protection.
"I worked for the Sinaloa cartel," Miguel Ángel Martínez told federal jurors in a Brooklyn courtroom. Then he identified the man he said gave him orders for moving billions of dollars in narcotics. "I worked for Mr. Joaquín Guzmán."
Martínez outlined the cartel's inner workings, testifying that Guzmán negotiated an ownership and profits split with Colombian drug leaders who contracted with him to fly cocaine from secret South America airstrips to similar landing spots in Mexico.
The drugs were then smuggled across the Mexico-U.S. border to Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, Martínez said....
Defense attorneys are expected to cross-examine Martínez later this week."
Witness: 'El Chapo' Guzmán sent tons of drugs to US, bribed Mexican police official
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Later than expected, but here's more on today's testimony from Miguel Angel Martinez aka El Gordo. He estimates that El Chapo was moving 20-30 tons of cocaine per year from 90-93. He knows because he did his books at the end of every year.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo testified that most of Chapo's cocaine in the early '90s was supplied by Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela of the Cali cartel and Juan Carlos Ramirez aka Chupeta of the Norte del Valle cartel. #Narcos
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo told a story about a 10-ton cocaine shipment that was lost at sea. "One of the hugest hurricanes that ever formed in the Pacific tossed the boat. We never heard from them again." Chapo sent four jets to search but the load — worth over $100 million— was never found.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo also testified about the rivalry between El Chapo and Amado Carrillo aka El Señor de los Cielos or The Lord of the Skies Amado got his nickname because "would bring 727s that were filled with cocaine" Gordo: "[Chapo] told me you have to bring more [cocaine] than Amado"
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo also testified about the growth of the Sinaloa cartel in the early years, like it was a booming startup. In 1987, Chapo had 20-25 people working for him. By 1993, his workforce was at least 200 people. Gordo said it was "like a kind of corporation."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo also testified that El Azul was the principal leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. He said Chapo gave 30% of his earnings to El Azul. When he first met El Azul, Gordo said Chapo introduced him as "the boss of everyone." That meeting happened while El Azul was in prison.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo on El Azul's relationship with El Chapo, the Beltrán-Leyva brothers, and other key cartel leaders: "He tried to join them all together, because when problems would come up among any of them, he would try to resolve it."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
Gordo also testified Chapo paid $10 million bribes on 2-3 occasions to a Mexican police official named Guillermo González Calderoni . In exchange, Calderoni told El Chapo "everything," including details of investigations, where to smuggle drugs, and where to find his enemies.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
El Gordo's testimony: "Mr. Calderoni told Mr. Guzman the American gov't had set up a base in Yucatan for intercepting planes. He told Mr. Guzman he needed to change the method from planes to ships because every plane would be intercepted by the American gov't."
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Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
Later than expected, but here's more on today's testimony from Miguel Angel Martinez aka El Gordo. He estimates that El Chapo was moving 20-30 tons of cocaine per year from 90-93. He knows because he did his books at the end of every year.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo testified that most of Chapo's cocaine in the early '90s was supplied by Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela of the Cali cartel and Juan Carlos Ramirez aka Chupeta of the Norte del Valle cartel. #Narcos
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo told a story about a 10-ton cocaine shipment that was lost at sea. "One of the hugest hurricanes that ever formed in the Pacific tossed the boat. We never heard from them again." Chapo sent four jets to search but the load — worth over $100 million— was never found.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo also testified about the rivalry between El Chapo and Amado Carrillo aka El Señor de los Cielos or The Lord of the Skies Amado got his nickname because "would bring 727s that were filled with cocaine" Gordo: "[Chapo] told me you have to bring more [cocaine] than Amado"
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo also testified about the growth of the Sinaloa cartel in the early years, like it was a booming startup. In 1987, Chapo had 20-25 people working for him. By 1993, his workforce was at least 200 people. Gordo said it was "like a kind of corporation."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo also testified that El Azul was the principal leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. He said Chapo gave 30% of his earnings to El Azul. When he first met El Azul, Gordo said Chapo introduced him as "the boss of everyone." That meeting happened while El Azul was in prison.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 2h2 hours ago
El Gordo on El Azul's relationship with El Chapo, the Beltrán-Leyva brothers, and other key cartel leaders: "He tried to join them all together, because when problems would come up among any of them, he would try to resolve it."
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
Gordo also testified Chapo paid $10 million bribes on 2-3 occasions to a Mexican police official named Guillermo González Calderoni . In exchange, Calderoni told El Chapo "everything," including details of investigations, where to smuggle drugs, and where to find his enemies.
Keegan HamiltonVerified account @keegan_hamilton 1h1 hour ago
El Gordo's testimony: "Mr. Calderoni told Mr. Guzman the American gov't had set up a base in Yucatan for intercepting planes. He told Mr. Guzman he needed to change the method from planes to ships because every plane would be intercepted by the American gov't."
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