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'El Mayo' Zambada Asks to Avoid El Chapo's Supermax and Serve His Life Sentence in a Prison Hospital

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, has told a U.S. federal court he won't fight the life sentence he is about to receive, but he would rather not spend his final years in the same "supermax" prison that holds his old partner, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

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Joaquín Guzmán López, Son of 'El Chapo,' Confesses to Kidnapping 'El Mayo' Zambada When Pleading Guilty Before a U.S. Court

During the hearing, Guzmán López also admitted for the first time that he lured Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into his own kidnapping by claiming he needed help settling a dispute.

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Son of notorious kingpin pleads guilty in billion-dollar US drug trafficking case

Joaquín Guzmán López, 39, took a plea deal after facing two drug trafficking-related charges

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'El Chapo's' Son Joaquín Guzmán López Gets Hearing Pushed As Plea Deal Negotiations Reportedly Continue

For the third time since his trial began, the hearing for Joaquín Guzmán López, son of drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has been postponed.

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Joaquín Guzmán López, Son of "El Chapo," Will Remain In Jail As Hearing is Postponed For the Fourth Time

The hearing for the son of the notorious drug lord, also known as "El Güero Moreno," has been postponed for a fourth time this year.

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Former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada set to plead guilty

Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to plead guilty next week in a drug trafficking case

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Ovidio Guzmán's Lawyer Using Strategy Similar to Menéndez Brothers' Defense, Journalist Says

In a podcast, two Mexican journalists said Jeffrey Lichtman is trying to distance Guzmán López from the typical image of a violent drug trafficker by portraying him as vulnerable and emotionally unstable.

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Mexican President Sheinbaum To Sue Cartel Leader Ovidio Guzman's Lawyer For Defamation

Sheinbaum reiterated that her administration does not engage in relationships of complicity and ruled out any dialogue with Ovidio Guzmán's lawyer

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Julio César Chávez Jr.'s Family Pleads For Prayers As Former Boxer Remains Unaccounted For Following ICE Arrest

Chávez Jr.'s attorney, Michael Goldstein, said boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was recently held by DHS in Hidalgo, Texas, but could not confirm whether his client was still in the United States.

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Cousin Of Ovidio Guzman Reportedly Helped Coordinate The Operation To Take 17 Family Members To The U.S. As Part Of Plea Deal

A new report details how a cousin of cartel leader Ovidio Guzman helped coordinate the operation that took 17 family members of his across the border as part of a plea deal with U.S. authorities

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Mexican President Criticizes U.S. Prosecutors Over Lack of Coordination in Plea Deal for 'El Chapo's' Son

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized U.S. prosecutors for excluding Mexico from the negotiating process with Ovidio Guzman Lopez, expected to plead guilty to drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.

Latin Times

Mexican Senator Says 'Narco-politicians Will Tremble' Due To Expected Guilty Plea By Son Of 'El Chapo' Guzman

A Mexican senator said the country's "narco-politicians will tremble" as a result of an expected plea deal by drug lord Ovidio Guzman Lopez

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NY Court Closes Case Against 'El Chapo' Son Ovidio Guzmán López; He Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Illinois

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has concluded its case against Ovidio Guzmán López, one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons currently facing prosecution in the United States

Latin Times

The Possible Fates Of 'El Chapo's Son After U.S. Says It Won't Seek Death Penalty

Joaquín Guzmán López is expected to plead guilty to charges against him in exchange for a lighter sentence that does not involve the death penalty and could become a key witness in future prosecutions of cartel leaders

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Los Chapitos Turned Over Videos of Cash Deliveries To High-Profile Figures as Part of Plea Deal, Journalist Says

Hernández said Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán López are "already cooperating and have provided very valuable information" to U.S. authorities

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Dozens of Mexican cartel family members enter the US in ‘Trump administration deal’

Mexico’s security chief confirmed an independent report

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Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration

Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States

Latin Times

U.S. Prosecutors Want to Secure Arrest of 'El Chapo's Son Leading The Sinaloa Cartel Before Striking Plea Deal With Imprisoned Brothers

Ovidio Guzmán López was captured and extradited to the U.S. in September of 2023 while his brother Joaquín was arrested last July

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US in plea talks with Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada

U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they’re discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive Mexican drug lord arrested last summer

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Sons Of 'El Chapo' In Plea Negotiations With U.S. Government

Sons of 'El Chapo' Guzmán in plea negotiations with U.S. government over drug-trafficking charges. Court appearances scheduled for Zambada and Guzmán López...

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Mexico's Defense Minister Says Sinaloa Cartel Got More Violent Since Arrests of "Los Chapitos" and "El Mayo"

Ricardo Trevilla Trejo also added that a similar thing happened last year, when Ovidio Guzmán López was arrested by Mexican and American forces in Culiacán.

Latin Times

Elected Officials in Sinaloa Are Being Chased Down Due to Ties With Captured Drug Lord 'El Mayo' Zambada

A Sinaloa politician was reportedly sent a message that read "tell everyone that, whoever is not with us, is going to be killed"

Latin Times

Mexican President Denies Knowledge of Potential Plea Deal Between 'Los Chapitos' Drug Lords and U.S. Officials

Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico's Foreign Secretary remains in close contact with the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico in relation to the case

Latin Times

'El Chapo' Submits Letter Asking Judge for New Trial Alleging his Lawyers were 'Ineffective'

He also contends that he should have been tried in Texas or California, rather than New York, and that harsh pre-trial restrictions compromised a proper defense

Latin Times

One of the Sons of 'El Chapo' is Transferred to a New Federal Prison Due to 'Poor Living Conditions'

Joaquín Guzmán López was arrested in July after he turned himself and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in to U.S. authorities at a private airport in New Mexico

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