‘El Chapo’ Must Not ‘Escape’ Again, US Prosecutor Tells Jury

‘El Chapo’ Must Not ‘Escape’ Again, US Prosecutor Tells Jury
Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka 'el Chapo Guzman' (C), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on February 22, 2014 in Mexico City. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Accused Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s repeated escapes from the law prove that he “knows he’s guilty,” a U.S. prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at his trial on Jan. 30, urging them not to let him escape again.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Goldbarg’s description of Guzman’s history of dramatic prison escapes capped off a day-long summation in federal court in Brooklyn in which she also attacked the defense argument that Guzman was a scapegoat.