Citing potential danger, judge orders anonymous jury in 'El Chapo' trial
by Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles Times
Feb 06, 2018
2 minutes
NEW YORK - A federal judge has ordered that the identities of jurors in the upcoming trial against drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman be kept secret and that the jurors be partially sequestered during court proceedings to protect their privacy and safety.
In court documents, U.S. prosecutors allege that Guzman employed "sicarios," or hit men, to carry out hundreds of
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