by Matthew Russell Lee, Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Jan 13 – In the closing arguments back on March 6, 2024 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.
Narco Drama book / audiobook in Spanish here
On January 13, 2025 cooperator Alexander Ardon Soriano was up for sentencing. Judge Engelmayer recounted murders and 250 tons of cocaine, but also the value of his cooperation - and sentenced him to time served.
More analysis on X for Subscribers here and with translation into Spanish on Substack here
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