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Can't blame Mexico for this farce: The United States continues to cut sweet deals with drug traffickers:
On April 13, 2009, the United States Department of Justice published a list with the eleven men most wanted by the DEA, which then had Arturo Beltrán Leyva, Joaquín el Chapo Guzmán and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes topping the list.
In fourth place, however, appeared the name of an unknown: Ovidio Limón Sánchez, whom the DEA, the FBI and the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) identified as "person of El Chapo", but more curious was that Limón Sánchez is listed as wanted more than Ismael "Mayo" Zambada, Ignacio Nacho Coronel and Juan José Esparragoza, "El Azul", who does not even appear on the list.
Such was the importance of Ovidio, who along with Víctor Emilio Cázarez, Tony Tormenta, El Coss or even El Lazca, not even the brothers Miguel Ángel and Alejandro Treviño Morales, who also made up the list, were as relevant to the DEA as Ovidio.
The hunt then began and two and a half years later the Mexican army arrested him in a residential area of Culiacán, whereas he was immediately incarcerated in Puente Grande, Jalisco.
It took less than a year for the Mexican Government to approve the extradition, since Ovidio was the "fourth most wanted man by the DEA, and he posed a strong threat to the United States".
But it is precisely on U.S. soil where the case came to a head, now that days after his extradition, Ovidio Limón Sánchez appeared before a federal court in Los Angeles, and at the recommendation of his lawyer, pleaded guilty. Given this, judge, Andrew J. Guilford determined to punish him with a sentence of 120 months in prison, crediting time served in Mexico.
Such was the importance of Ovidio, who along with Víctor Emilio Cázarez, Tony Tormenta, El Coss or even El Lazca, not even the brothers Miguel Ángel and Alejandro Treviño Morales, who also made up the list, were as relevant to the DEA as Ovidio.
The hunt then began and two and a half years later the Mexican army arrested him in a residential area of Culiacán, whereas he was immediately incarcerated in Puente Grande, Jalisco.
It took less than a year for the Mexican Government to approve the extradition, since Ovidio was the "fourth most wanted man by the DEA, and he posed a strong threat to the United States".
But it is precisely on U.S. soil where the case came to a head, now that days after his extradition, Ovidio Limón Sánchez appeared before a federal court in Los Angeles, and at the recommendation of his lawyer, pleaded guilty. Given this, judge, Andrew J. Guilford determined to punish him with a sentence of 120 months in prison, crediting time served in Mexico.
Undisclosed was the fact that before sentencing Ovidio agreed to give $600,000 in cash to the United States, in addition to properties valued at more than two million dollars; It was the price of a lenient sentence, considering the magnitude of his "dangerousness".
And what other agreements did Ovidio's defense make with the U.S. judicial system to achieve a sentence this light? That remains a mystery.
After a stealthy and quick trial, the name of Ovidio Limón Sánchez appeared in the lists of the Department of prisons of United States (BOP), where it is explained that he is being held at a medium security prison in Phoenix, Arizona, and that he will be free on June 5, 2021.
Federal judge Andrew J. Guilford, who after being informed that the defendant relinquished $600,000 in cash, in addition to a mansion in Los Angeles, then decided to sentence with an "exemplary punishment" of 120 months in prison, in addition to counting his incarceration in Mexico.
The Federal Court of United States from the Central District of California, located at the corner of Spring and Temple, in downtown Los Angeles, was not so kind as to overlook an additional fee for $100 that Ovidio was ordered to pay immediately, "given the gravity of his crimes".
And what other agreements did Ovidio's defense make with the U.S. judicial system to achieve a sentence this light? That remains a mystery.
After a stealthy and quick trial, the name of Ovidio Limón Sánchez appeared in the lists of the Department of prisons of United States (BOP), where it is explained that he is being held at a medium security prison in Phoenix, Arizona, and that he will be free on June 5, 2021.
Federal judge Andrew J. Guilford, who after being informed that the defendant relinquished $600,000 in cash, in addition to a mansion in Los Angeles, then decided to sentence with an "exemplary punishment" of 120 months in prison, in addition to counting his incarceration in Mexico.
The Federal Court of United States from the Central District of California, located at the corner of Spring and Temple, in downtown Los Angeles, was not so kind as to overlook an additional fee for $100 that Ovidio was ordered to pay immediately, "given the gravity of his crimes".
So the United States ended up cutting a deal, once again, with another "powerful"drug trafficker, much like the cushy deals made with;
Benjamín Arellano Félix, who payed $ 100 million, or Héctor "el Güero" Palma, Osiel Cardenas Guillen, who had $ 50 million seized, or Javier Torres Félix JT,
whose cases were closed, and according to the BOP he will be free in the next few years.
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The American farce
A list of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world, published by the DEA in 2009, with names, monikers, age, height and weight, was a sensational document. There appeared the names Arturo Beltrán Leyva, Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán, Ovidio Limon Sánchez, Emilio Cázarez Salazar, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, among others, followed by the “Most Wanted” title and the DEA seal.
Out of all of them, only Ovidio is held by the Government of the United States, while the remainder of the most wanted, eiher remains fugitives, or they have been killed....-continued-
The record 8:09-CR-00201-AG, confirms that, indeed, an agreement was made between Ovidio and the U.S. Government, and clarifies that in addition to the properties the payment of $600,000 was to be paid "before sentencing”.
A list of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world, published by the DEA in 2009, with names, monikers, age, height and weight, was a sensational document. There appeared the names Arturo Beltrán Leyva, Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán, Ovidio Limon Sánchez, Emilio Cázarez Salazar, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, among others, followed by the “Most Wanted” title and the DEA seal.
Out of all of them, only Ovidio is held by the Government of the United States, while the remainder of the most wanted, eiher remains fugitives, or they have been killed....-continued-
The record 8:09-CR-00201-AG, confirms that, indeed, an agreement was made between Ovidio and the U.S. Government, and clarifies that in addition to the properties the payment of $600,000 was to be paid "before sentencing”.
A DEA agent, questioned about the judgments of United States, acknowledged that they were "soft", but said that they were powerless to do anything.
"We only do our work, the punishment that a judge determines is without contribution from us," said the agent, who requested their identity not revealed.
Agreements under the water
When Ovidio Limón discovered that he could be sentenced to spend the rest of his days in prison, according to the criminal Federal Code of United States, and that they could also seize $ 4 million from him, he hired a law firm led by Frank Ragen, and he made a quick negotiation.
Ovidio, originally from Mocorito, Sinaloa, had his defense attorneys meet immediately with U.S. prosecutors Jennifer Water and André Birotte, and they agreed that he would plead guilty in exchange for a "just"sentence.
Agreements were precisely, that Ovidio gave them $600,000 in cash, in addition to a property located at 7007 Gage Avenue, in Los Angeles, and to eventually testify against drug traffickers when they are presented in court; all this in exchange for the minimum penalty of 10 years in prison.
"We only do our work, the punishment that a judge determines is without contribution from us," said the agent, who requested their identity not revealed.
Agreements under the water
When Ovidio Limón discovered that he could be sentenced to spend the rest of his days in prison, according to the criminal Federal Code of United States, and that they could also seize $ 4 million from him, he hired a law firm led by Frank Ragen, and he made a quick negotiation.
Ovidio, originally from Mocorito, Sinaloa, had his defense attorneys meet immediately with U.S. prosecutors Jennifer Water and André Birotte, and they agreed that he would plead guilty in exchange for a "just"sentence.
Agreements were precisely, that Ovidio gave them $600,000 in cash, in addition to a property located at 7007 Gage Avenue, in Los Angeles, and to eventually testify against drug traffickers when they are presented in court; all this in exchange for the minimum penalty of 10 years in prison.
According to federal law, they would in addition, count the time he was held in Mexico, a period of little more than one year. [the Gage property is a condo, comps are in the 4-5k range)
Ovidio immediately accepted the offer, it was filed with judge Guilford, and without hesitating for a second, he pleaded guilty.
The agreement was made, and was only a matter ' enacting it ', as established it the judicial bureaucracy in this country.
The charges
The charges which Ovidio was sentenced were distribution and possession of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, the record explains how several police departments in Southern California, including Los Angeles (LAPD) and Los Angeles of Anaheim (APD) executed searches at his various homes, finding on at least two occasions, several kilos of cocaine ready for distribution.
Therefore, if Ovidio was “just a Distributor”, isn’t it peculiar that the DEA has listed him as a large operator of Joaquin Guzman Loera and well as El Lazca?
The truth is that, while it is said that Ovidio was one of the most connected to Chapo Guzmán records do not mention the name of Joaquín Guzmán at all, although, it is supposed that he was a buyer of hundreds of kilos of cocaine in Southern California, and acquired the cocaine “from a Mexican”, although they are not specific about who .
The mystery of why the DEA ranked the man as the fourth drug trafficker most powerful and dangerous in the world, while the DOJ lists him as a simple distributor will continue like that: a mystery.
THE CHRONOLOGY OF AN AGREEMENT
2006 A federal court of the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, presents a court order to search properties of Ovid Limón Sánchez, whom the DEA identified as a supplier of cocaine in the region
2007 The same Court of the Department of Justice of United States, in Los Angeles, issued charges against Limon Sanchez
2009 The DEA, the FBI, the ICE and ATF Limón Sánchez as the fourth most important drug trafficker in the world identify and catalog him as a threat to the United States.
2011. On November 9th , the Mexican army with intelligence from U.S. agencies, located and arrested Ovidio in Culiacan, Sinaloa. Two days later Ovidio was held in the prison's maximum-security Puente Grande, Jalisco.
2012. On May 8th , While Ovidio Limón was imprisoned, the Department of the Treasury of United States issued a bulletin prohibiting their fellow citizens to perform any type of transaction with Ovidio, because of his links with organized crime.
2012 September 20th , Ovidio Limón Sánchez, is extradited to the United States.
2012 December 3rd of that same year, Ovidio is sentenced to 120 months in prison.
2012 December 5th , Ovidio Limón Sánchez is transferred to the criminal medium security Safford FCI, in Phoenix, Arizona, where he will spend the remainder of his sentence.
Ovidio immediately accepted the offer, it was filed with judge Guilford, and without hesitating for a second, he pleaded guilty.
The agreement was made, and was only a matter ' enacting it ', as established it the judicial bureaucracy in this country.
The charges
The charges which Ovidio was sentenced were distribution and possession of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, the record explains how several police departments in Southern California, including Los Angeles (LAPD) and Los Angeles of Anaheim (APD) executed searches at his various homes, finding on at least two occasions, several kilos of cocaine ready for distribution.
Therefore, if Ovidio was “just a Distributor”, isn’t it peculiar that the DEA has listed him as a large operator of Joaquin Guzman Loera and well as El Lazca?
The truth is that, while it is said that Ovidio was one of the most connected to Chapo Guzmán records do not mention the name of Joaquín Guzmán at all, although, it is supposed that he was a buyer of hundreds of kilos of cocaine in Southern California, and acquired the cocaine “from a Mexican”, although they are not specific about who .
The mystery of why the DEA ranked the man as the fourth drug trafficker most powerful and dangerous in the world, while the DOJ lists him as a simple distributor will continue like that: a mystery.
THE CHRONOLOGY OF AN AGREEMENT
2006 A federal court of the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, presents a court order to search properties of Ovid Limón Sánchez, whom the DEA identified as a supplier of cocaine in the region
2007 The same Court of the Department of Justice of United States, in Los Angeles, issued charges against Limon Sanchez
2009 The DEA, the FBI, the ICE and ATF Limón Sánchez as the fourth most important drug trafficker in the world identify and catalog him as a threat to the United States.
2011. On November 9th , the Mexican army with intelligence from U.S. agencies, located and arrested Ovidio in Culiacan, Sinaloa. Two days later Ovidio was held in the prison's maximum-security Puente Grande, Jalisco.
2012. On May 8th , While Ovidio Limón was imprisoned, the Department of the Treasury of United States issued a bulletin prohibiting their fellow citizens to perform any type of transaction with Ovidio, because of his links with organized crime.
2012 September 20th , Ovidio Limón Sánchez, is extradited to the United States.
2012 December 3rd of that same year, Ovidio is sentenced to 120 months in prison.
2012 December 5th , Ovidio Limón Sánchez is transferred to the criminal medium security Safford FCI, in Phoenix, Arizona, where he will spend the remainder of his sentence.
His release date is scheduled for June 5th in the 2021.
Note: I am doubtful of the 2.5 in properties, the Gage property is under 500K
Note: I am doubtful of the 2.5 in properties, the Gage property is under 500K
Source: RioDoce
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