El Chapo’s sons negotiating plea deal with US government, lawyer confirms
by Jose Olivares from World news | The Guardian on (#6RMRH)
Ovidio Guzman and Joaquin Guzman Lopez may become cooperating witnesses in case against drug lord El Mayo
Two of drug lord Joaquin El Chapo" Guzman Loera's sons have confirmed they are negotiating for a plea deal with the US government, an attorney for the pair confirmed during a federal court status hearing in Chicago on Monday.
The hearing confirmed an August report from the Mexican news organization Milenio that Ovidio Guzman and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were negotiating a deal for a more lenient sentence and to become cooperating witnesses for the US government.
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