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'El Chapo' to seek new trial after juror admits breaking rules
2:37pm, 22nd February, 2019
US

'El Chapo' to seek new trial after juror admits breaking rules

Convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman intends to seek a new trial after one of the jurors who convicted him told Vice News that jurors read media about the case despite the judge's instructions not to, a lawyer for Guzman said in...
Post-verdict, 'El Chapo' jurors rely on anonymity to stay safe
6:25pm, 13th February, 2019
US

Post-verdict, 'El Chapo' jurors rely on anonymity to stay safe

When U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan read the verdict finding Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman guilty of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States, he warned the 12 jurors who had decided the notorious Mexican drug lord's fate not to speak to the pr...
Drug lord, escape artist 'El Chapo' convicted by U.S. jury
9:41pm, 12th February, 2019
World

Drug lord, escape artist 'El Chapo' convicted by U.S. jury

The world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States over a violent, colo...
Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted in U.S. court
2:27pm, 12th February, 2019
World

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted in U.S. court

The world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States over a violent, colo...
Jurors in 'El Chapo' trial told of Mexico's drug wars, corruption
3:40pm, 15th November, 2018
US

Jurors in 'El Chapo' trial told of Mexico's drug wars, corruption

A key prosecution witness in the U.S. trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Thursday told jurors that there were "a lot of deaths" as the accused Mexican drug lord and his associates built the Sinaloa Cartel in the 1990s through bloody conflict with...
Possible witnesses against 'El Chapo' revealed at U.S. trial
4:06pm, 14th November, 2018
US

Possible witnesses against 'El Chapo' revealed at U.S. trial

A defense lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Wednesday named some of the former close associates of the Mexican drug lord -- including his alleged head of operations in Central America -- who will likely testify against him at a U.S. trial.
Jury chosen for U.S. trial of Mexico's 'El Chapo'
2:07pm, 7th November, 2018
US

Jury chosen for U.S. trial of Mexico's 'El Chapo'

Twelve New Yorkers were chosen Wednesday to sit on the jury that will decide the fate of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, whose trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges begins next week.
El Chapo loses last minute bid to postpone trial
10:19am, 30th October, 2018
US

El Chapo loses last minute bid to postpone trial

A U.S. judge on Tuesday turned down a last-ditch effort by accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to delay his trial, scheduled to begin next Monday with jury selection in Brooklyn federal court.