Overview
- Rubén Oseguera González filed an appellate brief on December 24 in the D.C. Circuit seeking to overturn his conviction or obtain a new trial or resentencing.
- He was convicted in September 2024 of cocaine and methamphetamine conspiracy and firearms offenses and was sentenced in March 2025 by Judge Beryl A. Howell to life plus 30 years.
- The brief challenges the credibility of cooperating witnesses, calling Herminio Gómez Ancira’s accounts uncorroborated and implausible.
- The appeal contests DEA Special Agent Kevin Novick’s testimony interpreting intercepted BlackBerry messages as improperly attributing communications to Oseguera.
- The filing asserts prosecutors targeted him because authorities have not captured CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera and notes he is held at ADX Florence under Special Administrative Measures.