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Trump Ordered to Pay $2 Million to Charities
A state judge ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million in damages to a collection of nonprofit groups Wednesday as part of a settlement of a lawsuit that accused his charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, of financial mismanagement.
Claim Arises After El Chapo Trial That Jurors Violated Judge's Instructions
NEW YORK — In a typical case, after a defendant’s conviction, the criminal process slows down as both sides prepare for sentencing or the defense prepares an appeal. But the prosecution of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug capo known as El Chapo, has never been a typical case.
El Chapo Is Behind Bars, but Drugs Still Flow From Mexico
The conviction this week of Mexican crime lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera was one of the most visible victories for U.S. law enforcement since the war on drugs began in the 1970s, a triumph over a cartel leader who survived — and thrived — for decades on his business skills, brutal violence and bottomless bribes to Mexican officials.
El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts; Faces Life in Prison
NEW YORK — The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York City that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.
El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts, Faces Life in Prison
NEW YORK — The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York City that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts, Faces Life in Prison
NEW YORK — The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York City that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.
El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption
NEW YORK — The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York City that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption
NEW YORK — The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted Tuesday after a three-month drug trial in New York City that exposed the inner workings of his sprawling cartel, which over decades shipped tons of drugs into the United States and plagued Mexico with relentless bloodshed and corruption.
El Chapo Drugged and Raped 13-Year-Old Girls, Witness Claims
NEW YORK — Prosecutors at the trial of the drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera spent more than 10 weeks painting the kingpin as the most despicable sort of criminal. Guzmán, known as El Chapo, trafficked tons of drugs, bribed nearly everyone of authority in Mexico and once ordered his henchmen to incinerate the bodies of two of his enemies in a bonfire, they said.El Chapo's Defense? It Lasted Just 30 Minutes
NEW YORK — The most common methods the drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera used to avoid imprisonment in Mexico was to either escape jail (which he did twice) or to not get caught in the first place.As the Wife Looks On, an El Chapo Mistress Tells Tales From the Bedroom
NEW YORK — In the early morning of Feb. 17, 2014, Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera was in bed with his mistress — one of many — when his personal secretary burst into the room with an urgent message: Troops were at the door. Time to leave.El Chapo Trial: Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Took $100 Million Bribe, Witness Says
NEW YORK — Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto took a $100 million bribe from Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous crime lord known as El Chapo, according to a witness at Guzman’s trial.Getting Over a Divorce, He Got Tangled With El Chapo
NEW YORK — When Edgar Galvan got divorced in El Paso, Texas, in 2003, he did what many others in a similar position might have done: look for a good time. To do so, Galvan rented a house across the Mexican border in El Paso’s sister city, Ciudad Juárez.El Chapo Trial: How a Cartel Prince Left the Drug Trade
NEW YORK — In 2007, an unlikely figure vowed to leave the Sinaloa drug cartel: Vicente Zambada Niebla, a son of one of its leaders and the group’s heir apparent.El Chapo Trial Shows That Mexico's Corruption Is Even Worse Than You Think
It is no secret that Mexico’s drug cartels have, for decades, corrupted the authorities with dirty money. But as bad as the graft has been, the New York trial of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug lord known as El Chapo, has suggested the swamp of bribery runs even deeper than thought.The Meeting in the Mountains That Led to $800 Million in Cash for El Chapo
NEW YORK — In May 2005, Pedro Flores, a young drug dealer from Chicago, had just arrived in the Mexican mountains for his first official meeting with his boss in the cocaine trade, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo.
What Are They Lining Up For? A Seat at the El Chapo Show
NEW YORK — The list of New York City’s tourist destinations is long and familiar. Traditionalists can visit the Empire State Building. Theater lovers can go to a Broadway show. And this time of year, who can resist the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center?
What Are They Lining Up For? A Seat at the El Chapo Show
NEW YORK — The list of New York City’s tourist destinations is long and familiar. Traditionalists can visit the Empire State Building. Theater lovers can go to a Broadway show. And this time of year, who can resist the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center?
El Chapo's Cartel: Killings, Jealousy and Shifting Alliances
NEW YORK — In the popular imagination, Mexican drug cartels — like Mafia families or major corporations — are sometimes thought of as stable entities that have lasted for decades. While bosses may come and go, many believe the basic structure of cartels, and the names associated with them, remain unchanged.Man Held in Shooting of FBI Agent in Brooklyn
NEW YORK — Federal authorities announced Monday that they had arrested an alleged member of the Crips street gang on charges of shooting an FBI agent over the weekend as he staked out a house in the Canarsie neighborhood in Brooklyn.
