Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal Charges
U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers of the Eastern District of New York announced that Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” will face charges filed in Brooklyn, New York, following his extradition to the United States from Mexico, alleging that he was operating a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related crimes through his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel. US Attorney Capers was joined in making the announcement by U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge James Hunt of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Special Agent in Charge Angel Melendez of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); Assistant Director In Charge William F. Sweeney of the FBI New York Field Office and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James P. O’Neill.
U.S. Attorney Robert Capers, outside the Federal Court in Brooklyn, announced former New York State Senator John Sampson was sentenced to five years of incarceration following his conviction at trial of obstruction of justice in connection with his efforts to interfere with a federal criminal case against a close associate who had given Sampson an undisclosed $188,500 loan that Sampson never repaid. Sampson was also convicted of two counts of making false statements to agents of the Federal Bureau Investigation.
On January 11. 2017 the Department of Justice hosted a Farewell Ceremony for Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, the 83rd Attorney General of the United States. In addition to the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Bill Baer, Assistant Attorney General Lee Lofthus and Director Monty Wilkinson participated in the ceremony.
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks At Department Of Justice Farewell Ceremony
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-loretta-e-lynch-delivers-remarks-department-justice-farewell-ceremony
Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates Delivers Remarks at Farewell Ceremony for Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-sally-q-yates-delivers-remarks-farewell-ceremony-attorney-general