December 07, 2018
There was a moment in court this week when it felt like Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was no longer the one on trial. It came when a former Colombian drug kingpin known as Chupeta (or, Lollipop) was under cross-examination from the defense.
Colombian cocaine trafficker Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía continued testifying this week as defense pushed him to describe his own crimes
December 04, 2018
A witness more brutal than 'El Chapo' testifies in drug lord's trial
December 07, 2018
El Chapo's trial is shown video of dramatic raid on submarine laden with cocaine worth $100 million en route to Mexico - where drug kingpin's Sinaloa cartel would hide it in shoeboxes, oil tankers and even cans of jalapeno peppers to sneak it into the US
December 07, 2018
Finally, Some Real Menace Enters the El Chapo Courtroom
November 21, 2018
During his cross examination of ex-cartel lieutenant Jesus Zambada Garcia, Purpura was an underdog with the swagger of a champion.
November 11, 2018
Meet the $5m 'Dream Team' El Chapo is pinning his hopes on...
November 20, 2018
But there's no doubt Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s three-man trial defense team have spent decades perfecting their craft – defending some of the most high-profile, dangerous accused criminals on the planet.
November 01, 2018
How a lawyer from Baltimore came to defend the world’s most notorious drug lord
November 19, 2018
“Do you know what a telenovela is?” defense attorney William Purpura asked, earning a laugh from the gallery and a shrug from Jesus “El Rey” Zambada Garcia, Guzman’s former deputy. “Have you ever written for one?”
November 20, 2018
During questioning by defense lawyer William Purpura in Brooklyn federal court, it was revealed that Zambada lived in Las Vegas for six months while he was in high school at the age of 14 and drove around in a Porsche.
“He gifted it to me,” Zambada said, referring to his brother-in-law, Antonio Cruz Vazquez — who was busted in a large-scale heroin ring — when Purpura asked him about the high-end car.
Purpura then commented: “That’s a pretty good gift,” to which Zambada casually responded, “Luck.”
November 15, 2018
In the Courtroom With El Chapo: Meet the Attorneys Handling the Alleged Kingpin's Trial
Guzman’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro speaks to reporters in Spanish next to attorneys Eduardo Balarezo, left, and William Purpura, right.
April 17, 2018
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
April 17, 2018
The prospective jurors — all residents of the Eastern District of New York, which comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Staten Island — will be given a 20-page questionnaire to fill out on July 31, defense attorney William Purpura said. Eventually, 12 jurors and six alternates will be seated.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
December 20, 2017
Washington Post
Purpura & Balarezo at murder scene in federal death penalty case
January 01, 2020
United States v. Patrick Byers
November 15, 2017
New York Times
October 18, 2017
Washington Post
July 31, 2017
The Daily Record
December 21, 2017
Baltimore Sun
January 04, 2018
Capital Gazette