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MLM:CP:AGF. N o. 2009R01065/OCDETF # NYNYE-616
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK- - - -X
IN LERKS OFFI EU.S. DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y
* J U L 10 2 9 *
BROOKLYN OFFICE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- against -
ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA,HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA,IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,
also known as "El Nacho,"JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA,
also known as "El Chapo,"ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,
also known as "El Mayo," andJESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA,also known as "El Rey,"
Defendants.
I N D I C T M E N T
cr. No.
(T. 2 1, U.S.C. 848 (a) ,848(b)/ 8 48 ( c ) ,' 853 (p) ,959(a), 959(c), 9 60 ( a) ( 3) ,960(b)(1)(B)(ii) and 963 ;T. 18, U.S.C., 2 and3551 et seq.)
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
INTRODUCTION
At all times relevant to this Indictment, unless
otherwise indicated:
1. Since the 1990s , the Mexican Federa tion, a lso
known as the "Federation," "La Federacion," the "Sinaloa Cartel"
and the "Alliance," has existed as an organized crime syndicate
founded upon longstanding relationships between Mexico's major
drug trafficking kingpins. The Federation has functioned as a
council with representatives from the respective drug trafficking
organizations of its principal leaders, the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA and his brother HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO
CORONEL VILLAREAL, also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN
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GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "El Chapo," ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,
also known as "El Mayo," and his brother JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA,
also known as "El Rey," and othe rs.
2. Th e Federa ti on o p era t ed throu gh co op erat iv e
arrangements and close coordinat ion with South American cocaine
sources of supply. Through a network of corrup t po l ice and
poli t ical contacts, the Federat ion directed a large-scale
narcotics transportat ion network involving the use of land, air
and sea transportat ion assets, shipping mult i- ton quanti t ies of
cocaine from South America, thro ugh Central America and Mexico,
and f inally into the United S tates . Whi le at t imes there have
been rif ts and in-fighting among the leaders of the Federation,
historical ly they coordinated their criminal act ivi ties, shared
and control led Mexico 's traff icking routes, resolved confl icts
over terri tory, minimized inter-organizat ion violence and ensure
their common poli t ical and judicial protect ion.
3. The d efen dant s ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR
BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLA REAL, JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA,
ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA employed
"sicarios," or hitmen, who carried out hundreds of acts of
violence, including murders, kidna pings, tortures and violent
collect ions of drug debts, at their direct ion.
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COUNT ONE{Continuing Criminal Enterprise)
4. The a ll eg at io ns con ta in ed in p arag raph s o ne
through three are realleged and incorporated as if fully set
forth in this paragraph.
5. On or about and between January 1,.1990 and April
30, 2 00 5 , both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the
Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,
also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "El
Chapo," ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as "El Mayo," and JESUS
ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known a s "El Rey," together with others, did
knowingly and intentionally engage in a continuing criminal
enterprise, in that the defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR
BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL , JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA,
ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA committedviolations of Title 21 , United States Code, Sections 9 52 (a ),
959(a) , 960 and 963, including Violat ions One through Seven set
forth below, which violations were part of a continuing series of
violations of those statutes undertaken by the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,
JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS
ZAMBADA-GARCIA, in concert with five or more other persons, with
respect to whom the defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR
BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL , JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA,
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ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA occupied
supervisory and management positions, and were principal
administrators, organizers and leaders of the continuing criminal
enterprise, and from which continuing series of violations the
defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO
CORONEL VILLAREAL, JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA
and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA obtained substantial income and
resources, in excess of $10 million in gross receipts during a
twelve-month period for the manufacture, importation and
distr ibution of cocaine. Each violat ion involved at least 300
times the quantity of a substance described in Section
841(b)(1)(B) of Title 21, United States Code, to wit: 150
ki lograms or more of a substance containing cocaine. The
continuing series of violations, as defined by Title 21, United
States Code, Section 848(c) , included Violat ions One through
Seven set forth below.
Violat ion One(International Cocaine Distribution
Approximately 84,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
6. On or about and between January 1, 1990 and
January 31, 1995, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the
defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO
CORONEL VILLAREAL, JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA '
and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, together with othe rs, did knowingly and
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intentionally distr ibute a control led substance, intending and
knowing that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the
United States from a place outside thereof, which offense
involved five kilograms or more of a substance containing
cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violat ion of
Tit le 21, United States Code, Sections 959 (a ) , 959( c ), 9 60 (a )(3)
an d 960 (b )(1)(B) (ii) , and Tit le 18, United States Code, Section
2.
Violat ion Two
(International Cocaine Dist ribution
Approximately 1,500 Kilograms of Cocaine)
7. On or abo ut and b e tween Ap ri l 1, 20 03 an d Ap ri l
30, 2003, both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the
Eastern Distr ict of New York and elsewhere, the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,
JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA
GARCIA, together with others, did knowingly and intentionally
distr ibute a controlled substance, intending and knowing that
such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United
States from a place outside thereof, which offense involved five
kilograms or more of a substance containing cocaine, a Schedule
II controlled substance, in violat ion of Tit le 21, United States
Code, Sections 959 ( a ) , 95 9 ( c) , 960(a)(3) and 960(b)(1)(B)(i i ) ,
and Tit le 18, United States Code, Section 2.
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Violat ion Three(International Cocaine Distribution
Approximately 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
8. On or ab ou t an d b etween March 1, 2 00 4 and Ap ri l
30, 2004, both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the
Eastern Distr ict of New York and elsewhere, the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,
JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA
GARCIA, together with others, did knowingly and intentionally
distribute a controlled substance, intending and knowing that
such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United
States from a place outside thereof, which offense involved five
kilograms or more of a substance containing cocaine, a Schedule
II control led substance, in violat ion of Tit le 21, United States
Code, Sections 959(a) , 959(c), 960(a)(3) and 960(b)(1)(B)( ii),
and Title 18 , United States Code, Section 2.
Violat ion Four(Attempted International Cocaine Dis tribution
Approximately 10,500 Kilograms of Cocaine)
9. On or ab ou t and be tween Septemb er 1 , 20 04 an d
September 30, 2004, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the-extraterritorial jurisdict ion of the United States,
the defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA,
IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL, JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL
ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, together with others,
did knowingly and intentionally distr ibute and attempt to
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Violat ion Six(International Cocaine Distri bution
Approximately 10,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
11 . On or about and between January 1, 2004 and
December 31, 2004, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the
defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO
CORONEL VILLAREAL, JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA
and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, together with others, did knowingly and
intentionally distribute a controlled substance, intending and
knowing that such substance would be unla wfully imported into the
United States from a place outside thereof, which offense
involved five kilograms or more of a substance containing
cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of
Title 21, United States Code, Sections 959(a) , 959(c) , 960(a)(3)
an d 96 0(b)(1)(B) (ii), and Tit le 18, United States Code, Section
2.
Violat ion Seven(Attempted International Cocaine Distribution
Approximately 3,200 Kilograms of Cocaine)
12 . On or about and between January 1, 2005 and
January 31, 2005, bo th dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the United States,the defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA,
IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL, JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, ISMAEL
ZAMBADA-GARCIA and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, together with others,
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thereof, which offense involved five kilograms or more of a
substance containing cocaine, a Schedule II control led substance,
in violat ion of Tit le 2 1, United States Code, Section 959(a) .
(Title 21, United States Code, Sections 9 59 (c ),
960(a)(3), 960(b)(1)(B)(i i ) and 963; Tit le 18, United States
Code, Sec tio ns 3551 et,seq.)
COUNT THREE(International Distribution of Cocaine
Approximately 84,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
15. The a ll eg at io ns con ta in ed in p arag raph s o ne
through three are real leged and incorporated as if ful ly set
forth in this paragraph.
16. On or about and between January 1, 1990 and
January 31, 1995, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the Eastern Distr ict of New York and elsewhere, the
defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO
CORONEL VILLAREAL, also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN
GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "El Chapo, " ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,
also known as "El Mayo," and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as
"El Rey," together with others, did knowingly and intentionally
distr ibute a control led substance, intending and knowing that
such substance would be unlawfully imported into the UnitedStates from a place outside thereof, which offense involved five
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kilograms or more of a substance containing cocaine, a Schedule
II control led substance.
(Title 21 , United States Code, Sections 9 59 ( a) , 959( c ),
960(a)(3) and 960(b) (1)(B) (ii); Title 18, United States Code,
Sections 2 and 3551 et seq.)
COUNT FOUR(International Distribution of Cocaine
Approximately 1,500 Kilograms of Cocaine)
17. The a ll eg at io ns con ta ined in p arag raph s o ne
through three are real leged and incorporated as if fully set
forth in this paragraph.
18. On or about and between Apri l 1 , 2003 and Apri l
30, 2003, both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the
Eastern District of New York and elsewhere, the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYV A, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,
also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "ElChapo," ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as "El Mayo," and JESUS
ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as "El Rey," together with others, did
knowingly and intentionally distr ibute a control led substance,
intending and knowing that such substance would be unlawfully
imported into the United States from a place outside thereof,
which offense involved five kilograms or more of a substancecontaining cocaine, a Schedule II control led substance.
(Title 21, United States Code, Sections 95 9( a) , 959(c)',
960(a)(3) and 960(b) (1)(B) (ii); Title 18, United States Code,
Sect ions 2 an d 3551 et,seq.)
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COUNT FIVE{International Distribution of Cocaine
Approximately 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
19 . The al lega t io ns con ta in ed in p arag raph s o nethrough three are real leged and incorporated as if ful ly set
forth in this paragraph.
20. On or about and between March 1 , 2004 and Apri l
30, 2004 , both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the
Eastern Distr ict of New York and elsewhere, the defendants ARTURO
BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL,also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "El
Chapo," ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as "El Mayo," and JESUS
ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as "El Rey," together with others, did
knowingly and intentionally distr ibute a control led substance,
intending and knowing that such substance would be unlawfully
imported into the United States from a place outside thereof,which offense involved five kilograms or more of a substance
containing cocaine, a Schedule II control led substance.
(Title 21, United States Code, Sections 959(a) , 959(c),
96 0( a) (3) and 960(b)(1)(B) (ii); Title 18, United States Code,
Sections 2 and 3551 et seq.)
COUNT SIX(Attempted International Distr ibuti on of Cocaine
Approximately 10,500 Kilograms of Cocaine)
21 . T he a ll eg at io ns c on ta in ed i n p ar ag ra ph s one
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22 . On or about and between September 1 , 2004 and
September 30, 2004, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the United States,
the defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA,
IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL, also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN
GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "El Chapo," ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,
also known as "El Mayo," and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as
"El Rey," together with others, did knowingly and intentionally
at tempt to distribute a control led substance, intending and
knowing that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the
United States from a place outside thereof, which offense
involved five kilograms or more of a substance containing
cocaine, a Schedule II control led substance, in violat ion of
Tit le 21, United States Code, Section 959(a) .
(Title 21, United States Code, Sections 959( c ),
960(a)(3), 960(b)(1)(B)(i i ) and 963; Title 18, United States
Code, Sections 2 and 3551 et seg . )
COUNT SEVEN(Attempted International Distribution of Cocaine
Approximately 12,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
23. The al lega tion s con ta in ed in p aragraph s o ne
through three are realleged and incorporated as if fully setforth in this paragraph.
24. On or about and between September 1 , 2004 and
September 30, 2004, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
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within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the United Stat es,
the defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA,
IGNACIO CORONEL VILLAREAL, also known as "El Nacho," JOAQUIN
GUZMAN-LOERA, also known as "El Chapo," ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,
also known as "El Mayo," and JESUS ZAMBADA-GARCIA, also known as
"El Rey," together with others, did knowingly and intentionally
at tempt to distr ibute a control led substance, intending and
knowing that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the
United States from a place outside thereof, which offense
involved five kilograms or more of a substance containing
cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of
Tit le 21 , United States Code, Section 959(a).
(Title 21, United States Code, Sections 9 5 9(c) ,
960(a)(3) , 960(b)(1)(B)(i i ) and 963; Title 18, United States
Code, Secti ons 2 and 3551 et.seq.)
COUNT EIGHT(International Distribution of Cocaine
Approximately 10,000 Kilograms of Cocaine)
25 . The a ll eg at ion s con ta in ed in p arag rap hs o ne
through three are real leged and incorporated as if ful ly set
forth in this paragraph.
26 . On or about and between January 1 , 2004 and
December 31, 2004, both dates being approximate and inclusive,
within the Eastern Distr ict of New York and elsewhere, the
defendants ARTURO BELTRAN-LEYVA, HECTOR BELTRAN-LEYVA, IGNACIO
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C O RO N EL V I L L A R E AL , a l s o k n o w n a s " El N a c h o , " J O A Q U I N
G U Z MA N - LO E R A, a l s o k n o w n a s " El C h a p o , " I S M AE L Z A M BA D A -G A R CI A ,
a l s o k n o w n a s " El M a y o , " a n d J E S U S Z A M B A D A - G A R C IA , a l s o k n o w n a s
"El R ey, " t o g et h e r w i t h o t h e r s , d i d k n o w i n gl y a n d i n te n ti o na l l y
d i s tr i b ut e a c o n t r o l l ed s u b s ta n c e , i n t en d in g a n d k n o w i n g t h at
s u ch s u bs t a nc e w o u ld b e u n l a wf u l l y i m p or t ed i n to t h e U n i t ed
S t at e s f r om a p la c e o u t si d e t h e r e o f, w h i c h o f f e ns e i n vo l ve d f iv e
k i l o gr a m s o r m o r e o f a s u b st a n ce c o nt a i ni n g c o c ai n e , a S c h ed u le
I I c o n t r ol l e d s u b s t a nc e .
( Ti tl e 2 1 , U n i t e d S t a t e s C o d e , S e c t i o n s 9 5 9( a ), 9 59 (c ) ,
9 6 0 (a ) ( 3 ) a n d 9 6 0 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( B ) ( i i ) ; T i t l e 1 8 , U n i t e d S t a t e s C o d e ,
Sec t io ns 2 a nd 355 1 et. seq . )
C O U NT N I N E( A tt e mp t ed I n t e r n a t i o n a l D i s t r i b u t i o n o f C o c a i n e
A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3,200 K i l o g r a m s o f C o c ai n e )
2 7 . T he a l l eg at io ns c on ta in ed i n pa ra gr ap hs o ne
t h ro u gh t h re e a r e r e a l l eg e d a n d i n c or p o ra t e d a s if f u l ly s et
f o r t h i n t h i s p a r a g r a p h .
28.- O n o r a b o ut a n d b e t w e e n J a n u a r y 1, 2 0 05 a n d
J a n ua r y 3 1 , 2 0 0 5 , b o t h d a te s b e i n g a p p r o xi m a t e a n d i n cl u s iv e ,
w i t h i n t h e e x t r a t e r r i t o r i a l j u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ,
t he d e f en d a nt s A RT U R O B E LT R AN - L E Y VA , H E C T O R B E LTR A N - LE Y VA,
I G NA C IO C O R ON E L V I L L A R E A L , a l s o k n o w n a s " El N a c h o , " J O A QU I N
G U Z MA N - LO E R A, a l s o k n o w n a s " El C h a po , " I S M AE L Z A M BA D A- G AR C IA , '
a l s o k n o w n a s " El M a y o , " a n d J E S U S Z A M B A D A - G A R C I A , a l s o k n o w n a s
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"El Rey," together with others, did knowingly and intentionally
at tempt to distribute a control led substance, intending and
knowing that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the
United States from a place outside thereof, which offense
involved five kilograms or more of a substance containing
cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of
Tit le 21, United States Code, Section 9 59( a ).
(Title 21, United States Code, Sections 9 59 (c ),
960(a)(3), 960(b)(1)(B)(i i ) and 963; Tit le 18, United States
Code, Sections 2 and 3551 et seg,)
CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT ONE(Continuing Criminal Enterprise)
29. The Uni ted States hereby gives not ice to the
defendants charged in Count One that, upon convict ion of such
offense, the government will seek forfeiture in accordance with
Tit le 21, United States Code, Section 853, which requires anyperson convicted of such offense to forfei t any property
constituting, or de rived from, proceeds obtained, directly or
indirectly, and any proper ty used, or intended to be used, in any
manne r or part , to c ommit, or to facilitate the commission of,
such offense, and any of their interest in, claims against, and
property or contractual r ights affording a source of controlover, the continuing criminal enterprise, including but not
limited to at least approximately a sum of money equal to $4
bil l ion in United States currency.
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30. If any of the above-described forfeitable
property, as a result of any act or omission of the defendants:
(a) c an no t be l o c a t e d u p o n the e x e r c i s e of due
d i l i g e n c e ;
(b) has b e e n t r a n s f e r r e d or s o l d to, or d e p o s i t e d
w i t h , a t h i r d p a r t y ;
(c) has b e e n p l a c e d b e y o n d the j u r i s d i c t i o n of
t h e c o u r t ;
(d) ha s b e e n s u b s t a n t i a l ly d i m i n i s h e d in value;
or
(e) ha s b e e n c o m m i n g l e d w i t h o t h e r p r o p e r t y w h i c h
c a n n o t be d iv i d ed w i t ho u t d i f f ic u l t y;
it is the in ten t of the U n i t e d S t a t e s , p u r s u a n t to Ti t l e 21,
U n i t e d S t a t es C o d e , S e c t i o n 8 5 3( p ), to s e e k f o r f e i t ur e of any
o t h e r p r o p e r t y of the d e f e n d a n t s up to the v a l u e of the
f o r f ei t a b l e p r o p e r t y d e s c r i b e d in th i s f o r f e i t u r e a l l e g a ti o n .
{Title 21 , U n i t e d S t a t e s C o d e , S e c t i o n 853 (p))
C R I M I N A L F O R F E I T U R E A L L E G AT I O N AS TOC O U N T S TW O TH R OU G H N I N E
( I n te r na t i on a l C o c a in e Tr a f f i c k i n g )
31. The United States hereby gives notice to the
defendants charged in Counts Two through Nine that, upon
conviction of any such offense, the government will seek
forfeiture in accordance with Title 21, United States Code,
Section 853, which requires any person convicted of such offenses
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o the r p rope r ty o f the de fendants up to the value of the
fo r fe i tab le p rope r t y desc r ibed in th i s fo r fe itu re a l lega t ion .
(Tit le 2 1 , United Sta tes Co de, Sect ion 853(p))
A T R U E B I L L
B E N TO N J . C A M P B EL LU N I T ED S TATE S AT TO R N E YEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
BY:ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEYPURSUANT T 28 C.F.R. 0.136
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