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El Mayo, the Infamous Mexican Drug Lord, to Plead Guilty After Being Brought to US
El Mayo will plead guilty to 17 federal counts including drug trafficking and murder plots, after prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty, authorities said.
- On Monday, Judge Brian M. Cogan scheduled an Aug. 25 change of plea hearing for Ismael Mario Zambada García, who will plead guilty to federal drug charges.
- On Aug. 5, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prosecutors not to pursue capital punishment, and they said earlier this month they would not seek the death penalty for Zambada.
- Charged with 17 counts, Zambada faces drug trafficking, firearms offenses and money laundering, with prosecutors accusing him of ordering torture, plotting murders, and flooding the U.S. with drugs.
- Judge Brian M. Cogan's order offered no details on the charges Zambada will plead guilty to, and it remains unclear which counts he plans to admit guilt on as the hearing approaches.
- Last week, Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the U.S. in a deal with the Trump administration, while President Trump directed the military to target Latin American drug cartels, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to respond 'no invasion of Mexico.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday questioned the U.S. government's actions in the case of Ismael "Mayo" Zambada, the alleged founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who will plead guilty at a hearing before the Federal Court of…
Former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada will plead guilty on August 25 to drug trafficking charges in the Brooklyn Court, New York. The conviction marks a change in the capo’s strategy regarding his last appearance before Judge Brian Cogan, when he stepped off the drug trafficking charges. Zambada García’s 77-year-old decision opens a door to a less severe sentence than if he had been found guilty in a trial such as his par…
The co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael «Mayo» Zambada, intends to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled for August 25 in New York, which will prevent him from going to trial and possibly get a reduced sentence. Zambada, 77, is charged by the United States justice with 17 counts, including murder and trafficking in arms and drugs, in particular fentanyl, a powerful narcotic 50 times more powerful than cocaine, causing tens of thousands of dea…
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