CNN: 'El Chapo' Guzman associate claims kingpin paid $100M bribe to former Mexican President
(CNN)A former close personal aide to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman testified Tuesday that the drug kingpin once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
The stunning testimony came from Alex Cifuentes, a Colombian trafficker who once served as Guzman's secretary and close personal aide.
After three days on the stand in the Brooklyn federal courtroom, the bombshell revelation was only brought up in court by defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, not prosecutors.
Peña Nieto's former chief of staff, Francisco Guzman, denied the allegation Tuesday evening.
"The statements of the Colombian drug trafficker in New York are false, defamatory and absurd. The government @EPN was the one who located, arrested and extradited Joaquín Guzmán Loera. Since the beginning of the administration, it was a priority objective of the security cabinet," Francisco Guzman said in a tweet.
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WNU Editor: The former President is denying these reports.
More News On Reports That Drug Kingpin El Chapo Paid A $100m Bribe To Former Mexican President Peña Nieto
El Chapo Trial: Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Took $100 Million Bribe, Witness Says -- The New York Times
'El Chapo' paid former Mexican president $100 million bribe: trial witness -- Reuters
Ex-president of Mexico was paid $100M bribe to call off manhunt for cartel leader El Chapo, trial told -- AP
El Chapo 'paid $100 million bribe to former president of Mexico' -- France 24
Former right-hand man testifies El Chapo bribed ex-Mexican president with $100 million -- The Hill
El Chapo 'paid $100m bribe to former Mexican president Peña Nieto' -- BBC
Drug trafficker says ‘El Chapo’ boasted of $100 million bribe to ex-president of Mexico -- Boston Globe
El Chapo trial: Joaquín Guzman paid former Mexican president $100m bribe, witness claims -- The Independent
