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ary Committee appeared unsatisfied with his answers, several signaled that they would vote for his confirmation next week." Politico (2/22, LeVine, Gerstein, 6.73M) reports, "Republicans did use the opportunity to gingerly push Garland to commit to allowing federal prosecutors to press on with politicall

xican prison in 2015." The AP describes her arrest as "the latest twist in the bloody, multinational saga involving Guzman, the longtime head of the Sinaloa drug cartel," while Reuters (2/22, Stempel, Daniel) highlights that her arrest "is the highest profile U.S. capture of a Mexican on drug charges si

et the full scope of the government allegations at this time." Meanwhile, the Washington Post (2/22, Hsu, Sheridan, 10.52M) reports she "grew up in Sinaloa state, the traditional heart of Mexico's illegal drug industry, but was born in California, making her a U.S. citizen." The Post adds that she "slip

bout insurance issues within the Trump Organization." Mueller's Team Formally Denies Stone's Claims That The Feds Tipped Off CNN. Politico (2/22, Gerstein, 3.67M) reported special counsel Robert Mueller's team made a court filing Friday 'formally denying Roger Stone's claims that journalists got early

o determine the extent of the misconduct,' Balarezo wrote to Cogan on Friday." CNN (2/22, Sanchez, 82.97M) reports, "The head of Mexico's murderous Sinaloa drug cartel was found guilty earlier this month of all 10 federal criminal counts against him, including a charge of engaging in a continuing crimin

tween his advisers. The panel has said it needs the records to understand any role Trump may have played in fomenting the violence. Politico (11/30, Gerstein, Cheney) also reported on the story. Man Who Allegedly Assaulted Officers on January 6 Running for Texas House The Washington Post (11/30, Bella) r

ed the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to three years in prison on Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to helping the Sinaloa drug cartel. According to the article, before her sentencing in a federal court in Washington, Emma Aispuro, 32, pleaded with U.S. District Judge R

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g trafficking network and has been on the run since 2015. Authorities believe he is hiding near Mexico City, potentially under the protection of the Sinaloa cartel. He was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in March and is wanted on multiple federal charges, including murder and conspiracy

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terrorist organizations. The author claimed that the cartels are not terrorist groups like Al Qaeda or ISIS. Cartels like Mexico's two largest, the Sinaloa cartel and the Jalisco New Generation cartel, do not want to overthrow the state or remold society in their image. They have a less ambitious goal:

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Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The article stated that Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores, 42, also known as "Chapo Isidro," is accused of spearheading the Sinaloa, Mexico-based group, which the FBI said is "responsible for the possession, distribution, and importation of large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl,

the story was provided by the Wall Street Journal (02/15, Timms, Ramey, Fanelli), CBS News (02/15, Quinn, Kaufman, et al.), Politico (02/15, Cheney, Gerstein), two articles from The Guardian (02/15, Luscombe, Wafters), NBC News (02/15, Doyle, Alexander, Gile), New York Times (02/15, Fausset, Hakim), Wash

Crimes Reuters (02/15, Staff Writer) reported that U.S. federal prosecutors charged Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co- founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, prosecutors in New York said on Thursday. Zambada founded the Sinaloa Cartel al

e case dismissed." They say the evidence "shows Kian and Flynn's work to discredit Gulen was at the behest of a private business." Politico (7/18, Gerstein, 4.29M) reports Law firm Covington & Burling "appears to have billed Flynn about $5 million after he became a client in early 2017, when his lobbyin

reer, the drug kingpin known as El Chapo has proved to be a master of escape, breaking out of two Mexican prisons to continue his reign leading the Sinaloa cartel," and "within hours of being sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, the notorious Mexican crime lord, Joaquin Guzman Loera, was whisked aw