El Chapo's Wife Arrives at NYC Court for Drug Lord's Sentencing | NBC New York
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Will the notorious Mexican drug
Will the notorious Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo" go quietly?
For Joaquin Guzman, that's the biggest question at his sentencing in New York City on Wednesday. The highly-anticipated hearing could be his last chance to speak publicly before spending the rest of his life behind bars at a maximum security U.S. prison.
His wife was seen arriving at the courthouse in a black SUV ahead of the hearing; a legion of law enforcement officers escorted her inside.
The federal government said in papers filed last week the court should sentence Guzman to the statutory mandatory minimum of life imprisonment plus an additional 30 years.
Prosecutors also asked the judge to order restitution for the victims in an amount to be later determined.
Guzman's lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, called the sentencing request "superfluous." He also said the restitution was "money in theory and not reality" and that the "government has yet to locate a penny" of Guzman's purported $12.6 billion in drug proceeds prosecutors want forfeited.
Guzman, 62, was convicted in February on multiple conspiracy counts in an epic drug-trafficking case. The guilty verdict at an 11-week trial triggered what the government says is a well-justified mandatory sentence of life without parole.
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For Joaquin Guzman, that's the biggest question at his sentencing in New York City on Wednesday. The highly-anticipated hearing could be his last chance to speak publicly before spending the rest of his life behind bars at a maximum security U.S. prison.
His wife was seen arriving at the courthouse in a black SUV ahead of the hearing; a legion of law enforcement officers escorted her inside.
The federal government said in papers filed last week the court should sentence Guzman to the statutory mandatory minimum of life imprisonment plus an additional 30 years.
Prosecutors also asked the judge to order restitution for the victims in an amount to be later determined.
Guzman's lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, called the sentencing request "superfluous." He also said the restitution was "money in theory and not reality" and that the "government has yet to locate a penny" of Guzman's purported $12.6 billion in drug proceeds prosecutors want forfeited.
Guzman, 62, was convicted in February on multiple conspiracy counts in an epic drug-trafficking case. The guilty verdict at an 11-week trial triggered what the government says is a well-justified mandatory sentence of life without parole.
MORE ON THE STORY HERE: http://4.nbcny.com/wuWuyqY
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