El Chapo to be tried by anonymous jurors in Brooklyn trial
A Brooklyn federal judge ruled on Monday that all prospective and selected jurors trying alleged Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will be anonymous for their safety and privacy, according to court documents.
In response to prosecutors’ requests that all names, addresses and places of work for jurors be kept secret in the upcoming trial, Judge Brian Cogan ruled there was sufficient argument to go anonymous.
“Here, the government has presented strong and credible reasons to believe that the jury needs protection,” Cogan wrote in his ruling.