Friday, December 20, 2024

Honduras Ex-Prez JOH Got 45 Years Now Congressman Martinez Turcios Fatico Ends


by Matthew Russell Lee, Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 16 – In the closing arguments on March 6, AUSA Tarlow said that narco trafficking had grown under JOH. On March 7, out of the hearing of the jury and for then the Press, JOH's lawyer Stabile said he'd heard different overnight.

  From who?

  The defendant's wife he said.

  Was this just a play for a mistrial?

Judge Castel concluded it was, and denied Stabile's motion, Order on Patreon here.

Later on March 8, the verdict, here- then the book Narco Drama in English then Spanish.

On August 9, 2024, this Honduras Congressman's guilty plea: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis: Plea Agreement Hearing as to Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios held on 8/9/2024. Plea entered by Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios (1) Guilty as to Count 1."


Narco Drama book / audiobook in Spanish here

On December 16 a "Fatico" hearing continued, thread here


Many asked, what was the purpose of the hearing?

More analysis on X for Subscribers here and with translation into Spanish here. Substack here

The case is US v. Martinez Turcios,
18-cr-499 (Kaplan)


More on X for Subscribers here  and Substack here

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