Vasquez-Hernandez's lawyer asked for a minimum sentence for his client saying the 59 year-old former small business owner had no criminal record, drove a 10 year-old car, and was a good family man.

Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, a reputed lieutenant of captured Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Monday ...

Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez made it official Tuesday in federal court was after a false start on a guilty plea a few weeks ago. Authorities say years ago El Chapo Guzman hand-picked his oldest, ...

The death of a man in San Patricio County earlier this week has been ruled a homicide. According to the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office, 27-year-old Alfredo Vasquez was found deceased on ...

Now Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, 68, is hoping for a break on his 22-year prison term handed down in 2014. In a detailed 13-page letter to U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, ...

Alfredo Vasquez Hernandez’ change-of-plea hearing is set for later Friday. It comes less than two weeks after Guzman’s arrest in Mexico.

Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to possessing drugs with intent to distribute and faces a mandatory minimum 10-year prison term.