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The superseding indictment unsealed in January 2026 that removes the core assertion that the Cartel de los Soles is a discrete organized-crime cartel.
No credible reporting in the provided sources shows that a sitting federal judge was arrested for belonging to a drug cartel; the only direct claim that a batch of “12 sitting judges” were arrested ap...
The Justice Department’s portrayal of the “Cartel de los Soles” shifted from a centerpiece allegation in a 2020 grand-jury indictment that labeled it a formal drug-trafficking organization led by Nico...