Redacted material revealed, a peek at governments evidence that El Chapo was never Sinaloa Cartel leader


Borderland Beat followers:

Some of you are upset I removed a document from my post titled The document, which is a letter of reply, includes redacted material, essentially naming 9 pieces of evidence from 41 in the hands of the government. The government disclosed as having this evidence, without producing additional context with respect to the potentially exculpatory evidence, indicating El Chapo was not the top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, and never had been. This is one of the charges against him. Only now, two months before trial, that the defense was made aware that such evidence existed.

There appears to have been a malfunction with the government website, possibly in the process of uploading the document on to the website, whereas the redacted information could be compromised.

This was revealed to me, by a BB follower, who determined how to expose the reacted material, that is under the text, and blackened out in a court filing. Although it is not the entire list of material the government has, it gives a glimpse into what is claimed.

When the error was discovered, the document was then prohibited in accessing by the public. I decided at that time to remove the document from my BB post and my Scribd page, along with the revealed information the BB follower had posted on comments.

However, after thinking about it for a day, I have proceeded with this post I had in draft and share it with readers, revealing the 9 points of evidence disclosed.

It begins from 1999, which at the time the government determined there was no premier leader governing but rather leaderless allied groups. From 2002 that perception changes. On the following page.....


First count in the indictment. Count 1 charges that from 1989 to 2014, Mr. Guzmán engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise and that he “occupied supervisory and management positions,” and was “one of several principal administrators, organizers and leaders of the continuing criminal enterprise.” Doc. No. 14 at 5; see also 21 U.S.C. § 848(b).

That the government can claim with a straight face that those specific items are not favorable or exculpatory strains credulity. For example:

Item 4 states
That the “government has information from 1999, that there was no particular leader of the alliance among the defendant, Arturo Beltran Leyva, Guero Palma and el Azul.

Item 5 states
That the “government has information from 2002 that the defendant was a lieutenant of Mayo’s

Item 9 states
that the “government has information from 2007 that Mayo was the ‘king’ of trafficking in Mexico, and was stronger than the defendant

Item 10 states
that the “government has information from 2007 that the defendant was an “enforcer” for the Sinaloa Cartel, El Azul was the “brains,” and Mayo was the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel

Item 11 states
that the “government has information from 2007 that the defendant and Alfredo Beltran Leyva (“Mochomo”) worked under Mayo

Item 12 states
That the “government has information from 2008 that the defendant did not take any action without the approval of El Azul and Mayo

Item 19 states
That the “government has information from 2009 that one or more individuals believed ‘Mayo’ was the leader of ‘all of the mafia in Mexico,’ and not the defendant as most people believed

Item 21 states that
The “government has information from 2010 that Mayo was the head of the Sinaloa Cartel and conflicting information that the defendant had ascended to the head of the Cartel.”

Item 23 states
That the “government has information from 2011 that Mayo was higher ranking than the defendant, that Mayo told the defendant what to do and that Mayo was satisfied the public perception is that the defendant is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel, because it allowed Mayo to keep a lower profile because law enforcement’s focus was on the defendant.”

I believe it, there can't be one person running everything in such a massive amount of drug operations.

Sounds like his ONLY defense to curtail the time in prison.....The old, I HAD to do what I was told from my boss or else he would kill me, defense.

I am not buying it.

The Genovese used this method due to constant surveillance but in Mexico, I SERIOUSLY doubt that such a move is necessary.