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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

The Independent UK

A Legal Expert Said Diddy Might Spend Prison Time In Non-Ideal Lock Up, But His Lawyer Already Appealed

Where will Diddy serve his 50-month sentence?

Cinemablend

Lies, private jets and a missing $86m: Inigo Philbrick’s art world swindle

Convicted fraudster expresses regret in a two-part BBC documentary but also asks ‘what about all the good deals?’

The Guardian - UK

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Ovidio Guzman's Lawyer Claims He's Being Censored After Being Sued By The Mexican Government: 'I Won't Stay Silent'

Jeffrey Lichtman, lawyer of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, said he is being "censored" after slamming the Claudia Sheinbaum administration

Latin Times

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.

Latin Times

Republicans move to block Democratic effort to force release of Epstein files

White House has come under fire for not releasing documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Guardian - US

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

Latin Times

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Ovidio Guzman's Lawyer Slams Mexico's Sheinbaum Over Criticism Of Plea Deal With U.S.: 'She Acts As The PR Arm Of a Narco Organization'

Jeffrey Lichtman, lawyer of Ovidio Guzman, criticized Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as they clash over his client's plea deal with U.S. authorities

Latin Times

New York City doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing patients in hospital

Zhi Alan Cheng, 35, admits to filming assaults of patients and acquaintances in his apartment and workplace

The Guardian - US

No death penalty for son of Mexican drug boss ‘El Chapo’: US prosecutors

Federal prosecutors in the US will not seek the death sentence for Joaquin Guzman Lopez if he is found guilty in court.

Al Jazeera

US prosecutors won't seek death penalty for son of Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Chapo'

Federal prosecutors say they won't seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he's convicted of multiple charges in Chicago

The Independent UK

Lawyer for Son of 'El Chapo' Guzman Denies U.S. Entry of 17 Family Members Is Part of Plea Deal

The lawyer for Ovidio Guzman said the entry of 17 family members to the U.S. earlier this month is not part of a plea deal between him and authorities

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

Ovidio Guzmán, son of 'El Chapo,' is Negotiating a Plea Deal With U.S. Authorities

"El Ratón" appeared before a Chicago judge on Monday. "It's not surprising, it happens in all cases," said his lawyer

Latin Times

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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

Latin Times

Joaquín Guzmán López Pleads Not Guilty and His Lawyer Denies Agreement with U.S. Government

El Chapo's son was captured with El Mayo Zambada. He is in the same Chicago jail where is brother Ovidio is supposed to be.

International Business Times

El Chapo's Son Pleads Not Guilty To Drugs Charges: Prosecutor

The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world's biggest illicit narcotics operations, prosecutors said.

The Guardian - US

Who is Juan Merchan, the judge in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial?

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Merchan grew up in Queens and was the first in his family to attend college

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Federal Investigators Raid Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Mansion In Probe

Federal investigators execute a search warrant at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' residence, sparking controversy over the use of force and raising questions about law...

The Independent UK

Investigators poised to get Project Veritas documents after judge strikes down 1st Amendment claim

Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter after a judge rejected a First Amendment claim by the conservative nonprofit Project Veritas to stop investigators from seeing the records

The Independent UK

Fired founder of right-wing org Project Veritas is under investigation in New York

The fired founder of conservative nonprofit Project Veritas is under investigation by a suburban New York prosecutor’s office for allegedly mistreating workers and misspending organization funds

The Independent UK

New York banker accused of raping teen he pretended was his daughter hit with 75 new criminal charges

Michael Olson, 55, additionally faces 32 felony counts for possessing videos and pictures of a child performing sexual acts

Chicago Sun-Times

Former red-light camera exec who helped feds gets his bribery case dismissed

Omar Maani, co-founder of SafeSpeed LLC, made a deferred prosecution deal in a corruption probe involving Chicago and south suburban officials.

Tribune News Service

California woman sentenced in NYC to 4 years for funding Iranian operatives in plot to kill dissident journalist

NEW YORK — A California woman got four years in prison Friday for channeling funds to Iranian intelligence operatives in a plot to kidnap and murder Brooklyn-based dissident journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad.

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