CHICAGO (WLS) — Newly acquired documents by ABC 7 I-Team reveal that one of El Chapo’s sons is planning to admit guilt in his federal criminal case in New York.
According to prosecutors, Ovidio Guzmán López took on a leadership role within the Sinaloa Cartel after his father’s arrest and subsequent transfer to the supermax prison in Colorado. Sources indicate that Ovidio Guzmán López was responsible for overseeing the fentanyl sector of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.
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Guzmán López was extradited to Chicago in 2023, where he faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
Apart from the charges in the Northern District of Illinois, Guzmán López is also confronted with multiple indictments nationwide, including one in the Southern District of New York.
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A notice was filed in the Southern District of New York case Tuesday that states Guzmán López plans to plead guilty.
Guzmán López previously pleaded not guilty to charges he faces in the Northern District of Illinois, but he is scheduled for a change of plea hearing in Chicago on July 9.
Neither Guzmán López’s attorney nor the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York responded to the I-Team’s questions about the July 1 filing.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois declined to comment on the filing.
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