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El Chapo’s lead attorney, Eduardo Balarezo, announced today that attorney William Purpura, has joined the El Chapo defense team.
In August, Purpura was one of the four high profile defense attorneys who announced they had signed on to the case. However only Balarezo followed through.
The issue was a threat by the government of a possible seizing of funds forwarded to the attorneys for payment. It is their contention, that the money would probably not pass the smell test and “dirty money” gained through illegal activities, would not be able to be used for Chapo’s legal defense
Purpura defended Richard Anthony "Richie Rich" Wilford in his drug trafficking case.
Press release below: