By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman told jurors on Thursday his client was a scapegoat, with even a famous 2015 prison escape part of an elaborate conspiracy to set him up as a "fall guy." In his closing argument at Guzman's trial in Brooklyn federal court, defence lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman reiterated his claim that Guzman had been framed by drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. Lichtman also assailed the prosecution's star witnesses, former associates of Guzman who testified against him after striking cooperation deals with the U.S. government.
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