Bombshell: AG William Barr to seek dismissal of narco-corruption charges against former Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda…
justice.gov/opa/pr/joint-s…
justice.gov/opa/pr/joint-s…
Story coming soon @VICENews, stay tuned…
The documents are still under seal, but court docket entires that are now public show federal prosecutors have already moved to drop all charges against Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda @VICENews
Mexican foreign minister @m_ebrard speaking live now about the dismissal of charges against Cienfuegos…
https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1328843736839839746
Mexican foreign minister says he spoke personally w/ AG Barr prior to the election on Oct. 26 to discuss the Cienfuegos case, which is now being dropped in the U.S. and handed over to Mexican authorities in an unprecedented move…
Mexican foreign minister says Cienfuegos is now under investigation, but he will be allowed to return to Mexico as a free man. Mexican prosecutors only received evidence from US on Nov. 11, he said, so no time to review and file charges.
Context on today's news:
Gen. Cienfuegos allegedly helped move "thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and meth" into the U.S. by "ensuring that military operations were not conducted against the H-2 Cartel."
vice.com/en/article/akd… via @ngjanowitz
Gen. Cienfuegos allegedly helped move "thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and meth" into the U.S. by "ensuring that military operations were not conducted against the H-2 Cartel."
vice.com/en/article/akd… via @ngjanowitz
Just unsealed, here's the proposed order prosecutors have submitted to the judge to have the charges dismissed against Cienfuegos as soon as he's "entered and been released in Mexico."
NEW: Prosecutors explain decision to drop narco-corruption charges against Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos:
"the United States has determined that sensitive and important foreign policy considerations outweigh the government’s interest in pursuing the prosecution of the defendant"
"the United States has determined that sensitive and important foreign policy considerations outweigh the government’s interest in pursuing the prosecution of the defendant"
More…
U.S. prosecutors say Cienfuegos charges were dropped "so that Mexico could proceed first with investigating and potentially prosecuting the defendant under Mexican law for the alleged conduct at issue, which occurred in Mexico."
U.S. prosecutors say Cienfuegos charges were dropped "so that Mexico could proceed first with investigating and potentially prosecuting the defendant under Mexican law for the alleged conduct at issue, which occurred in Mexico."
More from Cienfuegos prosecutors in U.S.…
"the evidence in this case is strong" but charges should be dropped "as a matter of foreign policy and in recognition of the strong law enforcement partnership between Mexico and the United States…"
"the evidence in this case is strong" but charges should be dropped "as a matter of foreign policy and in recognition of the strong law enforcement partnership between Mexico and the United States…"
More on Cienfuegos…
"After discussions between United States and Mexican government officials, the Department of Justice has deemed this dismissal to be in the public interest of the United States in recognition of the close cooperation between the United States and Mexico…"
"After discussions between United States and Mexican government officials, the Department of Justice has deemed this dismissal to be in the public interest of the United States in recognition of the close cooperation between the United States and Mexico…"
Story now live @VICENews w/ @ngjanowitz @mexicoreporter @emilytgreen:
Today, the U.S. DOJ caved to pressure from Mexico and moved to drop all charges against a former top military official accused of protecting cartels and trafficking drugs.
vice.com/en/article/4ad…
Today, the U.S. DOJ caved to pressure from Mexico and moved to drop all charges against a former top military official accused of protecting cartels and trafficking drugs.
vice.com/en/article/4ad…
Cienfuegos' attorney says the dismissal of drug trafficking charges is "a monumental day for justice in America"
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