Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 1 of El Chapo's sons, intends to plead guilty in New York fed criminal case: I-Team documents
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CHICAGO (WLS) — New information acquired by the ABC 7 I-Team reveals that one of El Chapo’s sons plans to plead guilty in his New York federal criminal case.

Authorities state Ovidio Guzmán López assumed leadership in the Sinaloa Cartel after his father’s incarceration and subsequent sentencing to a supermax prison in Colorado, being identified as the head of the fentanyl operations for Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.

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Guzmán López was extradited to Chicago in 2023, where he faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

Besides the Northern District of Illinois, Guzmán López is facing several indictments nationwide, including an indictment in the Southern District of New York.

RELATED: Possible plea deal reached with Ovidio Guzmán López, son of ‘El Chapo’

A notice was filed in the Southern District of New York case Tuesday that states Guzmán López plans to plead guilty.

Guzmán López previously pleaded not guilty to charges he faces in the Northern District of Illinois, but he is scheduled for a change of plea hearing in Chicago on July 9.

Neither Guzmán López’s attorney nor the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York responded to the I-Team’s questions about the July 1 filing.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois declined to comment on the filing.

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