New York, USA.- Former National Police Officer, Mauricio Hernandez Pineda will attend along with the former President of the nation, JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ and former police chief, Juan Carlos “El Tigre” Bonilla, to A judgment by Drug trafficking The trial begins Feb. 5 in federal court for the Southern District of New York.
Yesterday, Hernandez Pineda’s defense asked the court to authorize the United States Marshals Service to provide “trial-appropriate clothing.” The plea was ordered by Judge Kevin Castel on Wednesday.
“At the request of Ken Womble, Richard Ma and Corey Garcia, attorneys for defendant Mauricio Hernandez Pineda, it is hereby ordered that the United States Marshals Service and the Director of the Essex County Correctional Facility allow defendant Mauricio Hernandez Pineda: three dress shirts; three pairs of pants; two suit jackets; two sweaters; two relationships; four pairs of socks; a pair of dress shoes; and a belt,” the resolution states. It orders that “Hernandez Pineda be made available to wear these clothes in court and to be transported with these clothes, beginning February 5, 2024, and any date thereafter until his jury trial.” .
With the judicial decision, the ex-police officer attending the debate dressed as a prisoner is ruled out.
The other two defendants, Juan Orlando Hernandez and “El Tigre” Bonilla, have not presented such a request to Judge Castel, but it is highly likely that they will do so in the coming days.
Three Hondurans face a jury trial for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that resulted in the introduction of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into United States territory, according to an indictment filed by the New York prosecutor’s office.
He is charged with conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and a maximum sentence of life in prison.
They are also charged with using and carrying a machine gun and destructive device during a conspiracy to import cocaine, and possessing a machine gun and destructive device in furtherance of a conspiracy to import cocaine, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years and a maximum sentence of 30 years. Life in prison..
Additionally, conspiracy to use and carry a machine gun and destructive device during a cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of a machine gun and destructive device in furtherance of a cocaine importation conspiracy, carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
