Judge Castel (to the jurors) Lunch is provided today. We will continue
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Juez Castel (a los jurados) Hoy se sirve el almuerzo. Continuaremos
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AUSA: He thought he could fool everyone by taking some trips. But he was helping drug traffickers.
Judge Castel: Bring it to a close, please. Your time is up.
AUSA: Hold JOH accountable. Find him guilty. Thank you.
AUSA: That was the government's case. The defense's case? JOH testified. He visited the US to meet with people, sure. None of that undoes his drug trafficking. The defense case doesn't change a thing. Now let's talk about the charges. Was there an agreement? Yes
AUSA: JOH didn't extradite the Valles to fight drugs - he did it to save his own skin, and to send a message. JOH and his partners had a deal: those who stuck with JOH and didn't attract too much attention, they got to keep selling drugs
AUSA: Maybe the defendant took many photos at the World Cup. But Arnulfo Valle? He was a massive drug trafficker. The Valles started making death threats to mayors. So JOH started seizing their properties. Disputes happen.
AUSA: The Valles got too loud. The defense will emphasize Valles were extradited by JOH. But consider the time line. They partnered with JOH, then it changed. In 2010 - you've seen this picture, Arnulfo Valle and JOH at the World Cup, JOH said he didn't remember
AUSA: JOH told you he never met Geovanny Fuentes. But his kids were in photos with JOH. Jose Sanchez is not a drug trafficker. He's backed up by Lionel Rivera. You heard how Geovanny Fuentes tortured and then killed a police officer. He was protected by JOH
AUSA: Geovanny Fuentes' cell phone was seized in 2020 - on it, Casa Presidencial in 2019. On the stand, JOH couldn't explain it away, He couldn't admit he was in Casa Presidencial those days. And Geovanny's children with JOH - they were partners
AUSA: Jose Sanchez gave recordings to two people - who both then got killed. Jose Sanchez told you about Geovanny Fuentes having a green sub-machine gun; his son asked, Dude, how do they know about the green gun? And, "All of them are there. CC-4 is Juancho"
AUSA: If you believe Jose Sanchez, the defendant is guilty. Two private meetings between JOH and Geovanny Fuente Ramirez, a drug trafficker. The meetings with Fuad Jarufe, he described the scene in detail. JOH said, "Jose, exchange this for me" & stirred his drink
AUSA: We are not asking you to approve of what these men did. But they were there, in El Paraiso to Casa Presidencial. JOH called them professional liars. They were professional drug traffickers, like the defendant. The only difference is that JOH was a politician
AUSA: Fabio told you how big the bag of cash was. You heard the intercepted call from 2015... Fabio Lobo helped the Cachiros move drugs, using his security detail and guns, RPGs... Fabio was arrested in Haiti in 2015, when he left the umbrella of JOH's protection.
AUSA: There was the $200,000 to Hilda in the heliport. And the other $250,000. Fabio told you he met with Tony Hernandez to the gas station, he got a snack - then he saw Wilson. He's in the drug ledgers, with the defendant's initials in them.
AUSA: Chapo himself gave $1 million to JOH's campaign. "Luis Perez" told you where it came from, he discussed it with Arnulfo Valle. You heard from Fabio Lobo about dinner with JOH & Cinco, they talked about a plane full of drugs. JOH asked him to "be discrete"
AUSA: Alex Ardon was a mayor. He protected the cocaine of Tony Hernandez - then of El Chapo. He moved 250 tons of cocaine to the US because the defendant protected him. They worked with El Chapo: Ardon, Tony and Pineda, JOH's cousin.