Rumors that the brothers were working on a plea agreement emerged in recent days, especially after Mexican social media reported that Ovidio and Joaquin Guzman had been transferred from prison.
'Two of the sons of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Loera, one of the founders of the Mexican cartel of Sinaloa, are negotiating an agreement with US justice, confirmed, this Monday, the lawyer of both.
According to El País, the family's lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, said that the brothers - known as 'Los Chapitos' will cooperate with justice, during a hearing of Ovidio Guzmán, 'El Ratón', in a Chicago court, after the brother older, Joaquín Guzmán López, and Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa cartel, were arrested in July.
Rumors that the brothers were working on a plea agreement emerged in recent days, especially after Mexican social media reported that Ovidio and Joaquin Guzman had been transferred from prison. On Monday, the lawyer said that 'Los Chapitos' remain in US custody and that the transfer was related to security concerns at the federal prison in Chicago.
Recall that the US Department of Justice announced, at the end of July, that it detains Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán. Less than a month later, 'El Mayo' accused Guzmán, his affiliate, of being kidnapped and handed him over to US authorities in exchange for favorable legal treatment for his younger brother.
After the indictment, the brothers' lawyer repeatedly denied the possibility of a court settlement, including during an interview last week.
