Overview

• Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. asked U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack in a September 25 filing to postpone the hearing, citing the interests of justice and ongoing discussions toward a resolution.
• The new court date was set for November 19 at 12:30 p.m. in New York, replacing the previously scheduled September 30 session.
• Negotiations over a possible guilty plea have been active for months, following a 90‑day window authorized in June to pursue a deal that could avert a full trial.
• Prosecutors have said they will not seek the death penalty, though the multi‑count indictment exposes Vicente Carrillo Fuentes to potential life sentences.
• Carrillo Fuentes was extradited from Mexico to U.S. custody in February with a cohort of high‑profile detainees and remains held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.