U.S. prosecutors want the convicted Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” to spend his life in prison.
The federal government said in papers filed Wednesday the court should sentence Joaquin 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.
Get daily National news
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.
WATCH: Agent who helped take ‘El Chapo’ down speaks about hunt to recapture cartel boss after 2014 escape
Guzman was convicted in February of murder conspiracy and drug trafficking.
He’s scheduled to be sentenced July 17.
- Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S.
- Chicago man arrested, charged in killings of ex-wife and her husband: What we know
- Minnesota, Twin Cities file lawsuit to stop ICE surge after fatal shooting
- Man charged after over 100 human skeletal remains found in Pennsylvania home
Comments