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Son of ‘El Chapo’ to Plead Guilty in US Drug Trafficking Case
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUL 1 – Ovidio Guzmán López plans to plead guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges in a Chicago federal court to reduce his sentence and cooperate with U.S. authorities.
- Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman, is scheduled to plead guilty at a court hearing in Chicago on July 9, 2025.
- His intention follows his 2023 arrest in Mexico, extradition to the U.S., and prior not guilty pleas to federal charges including drug trafficking and money laundering.
- Prosecutors claim that Guzman headed the Chapitos group within the Sinaloa cartel, responsible for sending fentanyl into the United States and carrying on his father's criminal enterprise.
- Neither Guzman’s attorney Jeffrey Lichtman nor U.S. prosecutors immediately responded to requests for comment regarding the plea deal disclosed in a previous court hearing.
- Guzman’s plea agreement marks the first among the brothers and suggests coordination with prosecutors, possibly affecting related indictments including those in New York and Illinois.
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Through the Associated Press agency, a report has been published mentioning that the son of one of Mexico’s most important bosses, “El Chapo,” will plead guilty before the U.S. court on drug trafficking charges, according to the files published on Tuesday. According to a note from El País, in a text sent to the South District court of New York, Ovidio requests to take his case to the Illinois Court, Chicago, where he is now in prison. Prosecutor…
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www.diariolibre.comOvidio Guzmán, one of the sons of the co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel Joaquín «Chapo» Guzmán, accused of drug trafficking, reached an agreement of guilt and thus avoided a trial, according to judicial documents released on Tuesday. Ovidio Guzmán, alias El Ratón, one of the four children of the Chapo known as Los Chapitos who were at the head of a faction of the Sinaloa cartel, wrote on June 30 of his fist and letter a document in which he state…
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Ovidio Guzmán López, son of the notorious drug trafficker Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, agreed to plead guilty in the coming days in a federal court in Chicago, Illinois, as part of an agreement reached with the Attorney General's Office that includes the dismissal of the charges he faced in New York.Read more]]>
Ovidio Guzman was believed to be one of four sons of the imprisoned notorious Mexican drug lord who took over command of factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
By María Santana, CNN en Español Ovidio Guzmán López, son of convicted US drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, filed a court document indicating his intention to plead guilty and thus consolidate the federal cases against him in the United States, according to court documents obtained by CNN. According to documents filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York Court, Guzmán López intends to plead guilty. Guzmán López has a change of p…
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