The justice that never comes
For the second time, they change the date for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. The sentencing hearing for the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel in a court in Brooklyn, New York, will no longer be in April. Now they schedule it for May 18. And you know what? Everyone asked for the change: both their lawyers and federal prosecutors.
A calendar that is too flexible
This already happened in December. Judge Brian M. Cogan then accepted the first postponement at the defense’s request and set the appointment for April 13, 2026. But that date also evaporated.
The Federal Court of the Eastern District, in Brooklyn, New York, postponed the hearing of the Mexican drug trafficker at the request of both the defense and federal prosecutors.
There you have it. When defense and prosecution agree, judges usually say yes. The judicial machinery turns, but for some it seems to turn more slowly. It’s funny how deadlines are so easily stretched for certain names.
Meanwhile, the victims of that business continue to wait for a closure that is never coming. Memory is short, but court records should not be. We’ll see if something finally materializes in May or if we find another headline about a new “change of date by mutual agreement.” Patience, it seems, is a virtue that only the public should have.
