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U.S. prosecutors claim 'El Chapo' had unauthorized contact with wife
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 27, 2018 / 11:02 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
U.S. prosecutors claim 'El Chapo' had unauthorized contact with wife
Brendan Pierson
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday claimed that a lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is currently on trial in Brooklyn federal court, helped arrange unauthorized contact between the accused Mexican drug lord and his wife, Emma Coronel.
In a motion filed before 2 a.m. EST, the prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan to impose sanctions on Guzman’s defense team. Much of the motion, including the nature of the sanctions sought, was redacted, and the lawyer accused of arranging the contact was not publicly identified.
Lawyers for Guzman were not immediately available for comment.
Guzman, 61, faces 17 criminal counts and a possible sentence of life in prison. He has been subject to exceptionally tight security protocols, known as special administrative measures or SAMs, thanks to his two escapes from high-security Mexican prisons and what prosecutors have described as a history of intimidating witnesses.
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U.S. prosecutors claim 'El Chapo' had unauthorized contact with wife
Brendan Pierson
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday claimed that a lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is currently on trial in Brooklyn federal court, helped arrange unauthorized contact between the accused Mexican drug lord and his wife, Emma Coronel.
In a motion filed before 2 a.m. EST, the prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan to impose sanctions on Guzman’s defense team. Much of the motion, including the nature of the sanctions sought, was redacted, and the lawyer accused of arranging the contact was not publicly identified.
Lawyers for Guzman were not immediately available for comment.
Guzman, 61, faces 17 criminal counts and a possible sentence of life in prison. He has been subject to exceptionally tight security protocols, known as special administrative measures or SAMs, thanks to his two escapes from high-security Mexican prisons and what prosecutors have described as a history of intimidating witnesses.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-el-chapo/u-s-prosecutors-claim-el-chapo-had-unauthorized-contact-with-wife-idUSKCN1NW1R0