U.S. Jury Convicts El Chapo on All Counts for Leading the Sinaloa Organized Crime Cartel

On February 12, 2019, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York convicted Joaquin Achivaldo Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo”, of leading a continuing criminal enterprise – the Mexican organized crime syndicate – commonly known as the Sinaloa Cartel.  In particular, he was convicted of 26 drug-related violations and one murder conspiracy.  He was convicted of all 10 counts of a superseding indictment, including narcotics trafficking, using a firearm in furtherance of his enterprise and participating in a money laundering conspiracy.  As the U.S. Justice Department press release discusses,the verdict came after a 12-week trial before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan.  El Chapo faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at his sentencing schedule on June 25. El Chapo was convicted of serving as the head of the Sinaloa Cartel, which is an international drug trafficking organization responsible for importing and distributing huge…

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