A Texas federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s request to give priority to the New York case over Texas v. United States. Ismael El Mayo Zambadafounder of the Sinaloa cartel,
Magistrate Judge Kathleen Cardone of El Paso County denied a request for an initial hearing to inform him of the charges he faces in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, where the U.S. government wants to try him.
Zambada, 76, is being held in El Paso, Texas, and has already faced two initial court appearances.
He had been on the run in Mexico for more than 40 years and was one of the most wanted fugitives in the United States before his arrest on July 25 in El Paso. reward of 15 million dollars.
Rule 5 of Criminal Procedure governs when you are entitled to a preliminary hearing.
Moreover, the American justice system argued that it was necessary to hold hearings on the New York charges and then transfer “Mayo” Zambada to New York.
Meanwhile, Zambada Garcia’s defense argued that a preliminary hearing on his charges had already taken place in Texas, so another one was not necessary.
The charge filed in New York is one of at least four charges against him in the United States, but it was updated in February this year and is the only one that mentions fentanyl trafficking.
His partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has already been sentenced to life in prison in the Eastern District of New York. The latter’s son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, was arrested in July along with “Mayo.”
The judge stressed Wednesday that the government could continue to try to get the transfer through other means, such as dropping the Texas charges so that his arrest would fall under the New York charges, but warned that the process would take time and that the defendant asserts his right to object. (EFE)
Death penalty for El Mayo Zambada may be sought in New York court: Esquivel
Federal prosecutors prosecuting Ismael “El Mayo” Garcia may seek the death penalty for the Sinaloa cartel founder, who faces charges related to fentanyl trafficking that authorities say led to the deaths of dozens of New Yorkers.
Journalist Jesus Esquivel explained in Aristegui Live that for this reason, Zambada’s defense is trying to prevent his transfer to New York, where he could be tried before Brian Cogan, the same judge who tried Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and Genaro García Luna.
The charge filed in New York is one of at least four charges against him in the United States, but it was updated in February this year and is the only one that mentions fentanyl trafficking.
His partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has already been sentenced to life in prison in the Eastern District of New York. The latter’s son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, was arrested in July along with “Mayo.”
The judge stressed Wednesday that the government could continue to try to get the transfer through other means, such as dropping the Texas charges so that his arrest would fall under the New York charges, but warned that the process would take time and that the defendant asserts his right to object. (EFE)
Death penalty for El Mayo Zambada may be sought in New York court: Esquivel
Federal prosecutors prosecuting Ismael “El Mayo” Garcia may seek the death penalty for the Sinaloa cartel founder, who faces charges related to fentanyl trafficking that authorities say led to the deaths of dozens of New Yorkers.
Journalist Jesus Esquivel explained in Aristegui Live that for this reason, Zambada’s defense is trying to prevent his transfer to New York, where he could be tried before Brian Cogan, the same judge who tried Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and Genaro García Luna.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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