United States v. Guzmán
| United States of America v Joaquín Guzmán Loera | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
| Decided | February 12, 2019 |
| Verdict | Joaquín Guzmán Loera found guilty on all ten counts submitted to the jury |
| Citations | United States of America v. Joaquín Guzmán Loera (Docket Report), vol. No. 1:09-cr-00466, E.D.N.Y., July 10, 2009, retrieved April 23, 2022 |
| ECLI | 07//20/2023 |
| Case history | |
| Appealed to | United States v. Guzman Loera, 24 F. 4th 144 (Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit January 25, 2022) ("Judge Cogan conducted the three-month trial with diligence and fairness, after issuing a series of meticulously crafted pretrial rulings. For the reasons set forth above, the resulting judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED."). |
| Subsequent actions | Guzmán was sentenced to a prison term of life plus thirty years and ordered to forfeit property worth $12.6 billion on July 17, 2019. |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Brian Cogan |
| Keywords | |
United States of America v. Joaquín Guzmán Loera was a federal criminal court case against Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzmán was extradited from Mexico to the United States in January 2017, where he pleaded not guilty to all counts against him in Brooklyn, New York. His charges included drug trafficking, money laundering, and murder. His defense asserted that he was not the organized crime leader that the prosecution claimed. The trial, often characterized as a trial of the century, began on November 5, 2018, and lasted until February 12, 2019, when the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts. He was sentenced on July 17, 2019 to a prison term of life.