Posted on 07/07/2022 6:30:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A federal judge says a Mexican drug cartel accused in the gruesome killings of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community must pay $1.5 billion to the families
A Mexican drug cartel accused in the gruesome killings of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community must pay $1.5 billion to the families, a federal judge from North Dakota ruled.
The family members of the victims filed a lawsuit accusing the Juarez cartel of carrying out the November 2019 attack in Mexico as retribution for their public criticism and protests against the cartel. Cartel members fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition into vehicles and then set them on fire. Mexican authorities said in 2020 that the mastermind of the attack was one of 17 people arrested.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Clare Hochhalter's award will be automatically tripled under federal Anti-Terrorism Act, increasing the amount to $4.6 billion. The government can freeze assets of terrorist organizations, but it's unclear if the U.S. Treasury Department holds any cartel assets.
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I’m sure the drug cartel spokesperson will show right up to the courthouse and write a check.
Good luck with that.
it makes me wonder, to which address was the initial complaint served?
nowadays, sinn fein have storefront offices. but the cartels??
“I’m sure the drug cartel spokesperson will show right up to the courthouse and write a check.”
Judge didn’t get paid...but he probably will eventually.
” The government can freeze assets of terrorist organizations, but it’s unclear if the U.S. Treasury Department holds any cartel assets.”
There are plenty of democrats on the cartels payroll. Start there!
I picture the scene in Beverly Hillbillies where Granny took a wheelbarrow to the bank to get her half the money. Then the scene where she was stuffing a huge mattress.
Most recreational dopers are democrats. Just levy a tax on democrats
Tu cheque esta en el correo
((Your check is in the mail.))
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/americas/mormons-attacked-us-mexico-border-wednesday/index.html
Secure the border or this WILL be our future.
Clients need to check HSBC, BOA, and other big banks that launder money for the cartels and get a court order to seize their money. Courts should jail the banks if they refuse to cooperate.
That’ll larn ‘em.
Well, there! The court has spoken. I’m sure Julio Angelico de Garza san Pedro Guadalupe will run right down to the bank in the morning and pony up.
How the hell do you sue Mexican nationals in North Dakota for harm they inflicted on you on Mexico?
And how will they enforce that edict? And how will they defend the judge who handed it down?
The judge has no jurisdiction about what happens in Mexico.
Judge must belong to the “if I can think it, it is true” cult.
I’m sure they’ll respect the rule of law
Have fun getting that money....../s
Now judge....go collect it....LOL!
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