Sinaloa Cartel
Our podcast about El Chapo could “derail” jury selection, prosecutors say
The first episode of "Chapo: Kingpin on Trial" will drop Nov. 1.
CEO Pleads Guilty to Selling Encrypted Phones to Organized Crime
Phantom Secure made custom, encrypted BlackBerry phones and sold them to customers all over the world, including to the Sinaloa cartel, according to prosecutors.
How a Brooklyn Gang May Have Gotten Crazy Rich Dealing for El Chapo
Experts suspect the Sinaloa Cartel of supplying heroin to Bushwick Crew, a flashy street gang cops say lived hard, fast, and deadly.
The case against El Chapo: Drugs, murder, and some guys Trump calls "flippers"
“This isn’t Texas. This is Brooklyn. I don’t need President Trump as a witness for us.”
El Chapo's legal dream team now officially includes the lawyer who got John Gotti Jr. acquitted
High-powered attorney Jeffrey Lichtman says he "reached an accommodation" with El Chapo over how he will be paid.
El Chapo’s lawyers want to suppress evidence from spyware used to catch cheating spouses
The kingpin's lawyers have long suspected the government used spy technology to bust their client. Now, they appear to have proof.
El Chapo’s lawyers say there’s evidence he was just a cartel middle manager
El Chapo's lawyers say the government is withholding evidence that shows he took orders from someone else.
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Here are the 120 questions jurors for El Chapo trial will have to answer
What It's Like to Be Married to a Mexican Drug Trafficker
"Two days before my daughter was born, they kidnapped my husband's bodyguard. At dawn on the day she was born, we found him hanging from a bridge."
Secure Phone Companies Clamp Down After Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Arrest
Earlier this month, the FBI arrested the CEO of Phantom Secure, a company allegedly providing encrypted phones to organized crime. Now, those in the secure device supply chain are trying to push criminals out.
Four Alleged Associates of Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Encrypted Phone Company Are On the Run
Authorities have already arrested Vincent Ramos, Phantom Secure’s CEO. But the Department of Justice has indicted four other alleged Phantom associates, who are currently fugitives.
'Snitches Get Stitches': How Secure Phones for Criminals Are Sold on Instagram
For years, the oft-overlooked secure phone industry, sometimes linked to organized crime, has been pushing its wares on Instagram, with one account linked to Phantom Secure posting images of weapons, drugs, and bundles of cash.