MEXICO CITY — In Mexico, she was known as “La Comadre,” “La Madrina,” and “La Doña”—words that all refer, loosely, to a big female boss
This blog entry addresses the some of the more nuanced issues involving “cooperation” and sentence reductions for “substantial assistance” under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and
This blog contains an analysis of how appellate waivers in plea agreements can have unintended, unforeseen, and potentially disastrous consequences in criminal cases. In United
Under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA), 46 United States Code Section 70503, et seq. the United States claims the authority to prosecute international
CALABAZO, Colombia — Skinny but imposing with aviator glasses, a bushy mustache and a toothy smile, Julio Henríquez Santamaría was leading a community meeting in
The call shattered the calm at the switchboard of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. “This is Victor Avila from ICE! We are shot! We
Así lo confirmó a Caracol Radio su abogado en Washington Robert A. Feitel, quien además aseguró que su cliente no tiene casos pendientes en su
Authorities identified him as one of the main drug traffickers in the department of Chiquimula, a trafficking corridor of large amounts of cocaine moving by
US prosecutors and other senior officials who spearheaded the war against drug cartels have quit their jobs to defend Colombian cocaine traffickers, saying their clients
BY JIM MUSTIAN AND LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. investigators probably can’t force Britain’s Prince Andrew to cooperate in the Jeffrey