Jurors’ Identities in ‘El Chapo’ Drug Trial to Remain Secret

Jurors’ Identities in ‘El Chapo’ Drug Trial to Remain Secret
Recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan 8, 2016. Henry Romero/Reuters
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NEW YORK — A judge in Brooklyn has ruled that the identities of jurors expected to decide the fate of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman at a trial this year will be kept secret.

In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan said jurors’ names, addresses and places of employment will be shielded from Guzman, his lawyers, prosecutors and the press.