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Sentence of Hugo ‘El Pollo’ Carvajal Postponed Due to Court Closure Amid Winter Storm in the US
The sentencing of former Venezuelan intelligence chief, ex-general Hugo ‘El Pollo’ Carvajal, scheduled for Monday, has been postponed due to the closure of the Southern District Court of New York because of the winter storm hitting the northeastern United States. The office of one of his lawyers, Robert Feitel, confirmed to EFE [...]
TL;DR
- Hugo ‘El Pollo’ Carvajal's sentencing was postponed due to the Southern District Court of New York closing because of a winter storm.
- Carvajal pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to drug traffic, cocaine importation, and firearms offenses.
- He faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
- Carvajal previously detailed alleged connections between Nicolás Maduro and the Cartel de los Soles to Donald Trump.
- In 2020, the US indicted Carvajal, Maduro, Diosdado Cabello, and other Venezuelan leaders on drug trafficking conspiracy charges.