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On February 12, 2019, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York convicted Joaquin Achivaldo Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo,” of leading a continuing criminal enterprise – the Mexican organized crime syndicate - commonly known as the Sinaloa Cartel. In particular, he was convicted of 26 drug-related violations and one murder conspiracy. He was convicted of all 10 counts of a superseding indictment,[1] including narcotics trafficking, using a firearm in furtherance of his enterprise, and participating in a money laundering conspiracy. As the U.S. Justice Department press release discusses, the verdict came after a 12-week trial before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan.[2] El Chapo faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at his sentencing schedule on June 25.