Overview
- A federal judge in Brooklyn rejected Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s latest handwritten petitions this week, dismissing his requests for extradition to Mexico, a new trial, and access to case files as lacking legal merit.
- Guzmán also sent a new letter claiming he did not harm anyone and blaming the Mexican government for violent crimes, while again asking to be sent back to Mexico.
- Separate Bureau of Prisons records say he evaded ADX Florence’s Special Administrative Measures by using attorney visits to pass messages to his children, sisters, and former spouses.
- The BOP memo describes threats against government informants and directions to facilitate human smuggling, cartel payments, and real‑estate deals to launder money, and it says the exchanges occurred in 2024 before Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s transfer to U.S. custody.
- After detecting the scheme, prison officials curtailed his approved family contact, including calls with his sister Bernarda, and the memo notes that four of his sons face U.S. federal charges.