The jailed sons of the world's nastiest drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, are in talks to cooperate with the US justice system that has had their family cartel in the crosshairs for decades.
Ovidio Guzman and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, sons of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin"El Chapo" Guzman, are in talks for a plea deal, attorneys said.This long-suspected possible deal was confirmed Monday by the Guzmán family's attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman of New York and ends several months of speculation about two of the kin known as "Los Chapitos." The confirmation of a deal in the works was made during a status hearing in Chicago district court.
All of this unfolded after Joaquin was arrested during the mysterious capture of Sinaloa co-founder and elder statesman Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in July. El Mayo has been sent to New York for criminal trial proceedings there and Joaquin was dispatched to Chicago to face federal charges here, along with his brother Ovidio who had already been in custody.
"And there's a possibility that I could wake up tomorrow morning and be six-foot-11 and be playing center for the Knicks. You know, that's a possibility, too. It doesn't mean that it's going to happen," he said. But at the very least, when you're negotiating a plea deal the defendant has to make admissions of guilt in order to accept the deal.
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