Joaquin Guzman Lopez son of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman (former leader of the Poster of Sinaloa), will have his first appearance next Tuesday, July 30, in the Federal Court of the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago.
This was announced by the lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman to CNN, via an email in which he confirmed that he will accompany Guzmán López to the hearing scheduled for 11:00 am (local time).
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According to the aforementioned media, Lichtman will represent ‘El Chapo’s’ son in the United States where he is accused of various charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and possession of firearms.
Joaquin Guzman Lopez was arrested in Texas on July 25 next to Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada. Both are considered key players in the Cartel Sinaloa.
This This is not the first time Lichtman has represented a member of the Guzman family. After his extradition to the US in 2017, ‘El Chapo’ hired him as his lawyer for the trial that was held against him in New York.
Although ‘El Chapo’ was sentenced in 2019 to life imprisonment for drug trafficking activities, Lichtman did not leave aside the Sinaloa capo and He advised his wife Emma Coronel who was also charged in the US with drug trafficking.
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As of 2021, Lichtman has served as the attorney for Coronel Aispuro, who in June 2023 left the federal minimum security prison “FMC Carsewell” in Forth Worth, Texas, to be transferred to Los Angeles.
But the lawyer’s story with the Guzmán family does not end there. Days after Ovidio Guzmán López, alias ‘El Ratón’, was extradited to the US (September 15, 2023), it was announced that Lichtman would represent said drug trafficker.
Ovidio Guzmán is the son of ‘El Chapo’ and the direct brother of Joaquín Guzmán López. As part of his strategy, on September 18 of last year he pleaded not guilty in the Chicago Court to the five charges against him, including drug trafficking and money laundering.
On July 23 of this year, ‘El Ratón’ left the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago (where Joaquín Guzmán was transferred) and his whereabouts are currently unknown, although it was confirmed that he is still in custody in the US.
Who is Jeffrey Lichtman?
Joaquin Guzman Lopez’s attorney graduated from Duke University Law School in 1990. Nine years later, he opened his own law firm. Since then, Lichtman has defended people accused of drug trafficking, money laundering, tax evasion and murder.
In his 34 years as a criminal lawyer, Lichtman represented: Jacob Orgad (one of the largest MDMA traffickers), John A. Gotti (mafia boss), Thomas Rachko (a retired NYPD detective who dedicated himself to robbing drug dealers), as well as artists from the music industry such as Fat Joe and The Game.
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“Many of his cases are internationally known and have been featured in prominent media outlets (…) In short, Mr. Lichtman’s high-profile clients not only make the news, they win their cases.” reads its website.
In addition to New York, Lichtman has also handled federal cases, appeals and investigations in Alabama, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
With information from the media
Source: from NOTICIAS DE HOY on 2024-07-28 16:39:34
