National Attorney General Lynch Statement on Escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera ‘Chapo’ from Mexican Prison by Gary Kopycinski on July 13, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch provided the following statement on the escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera “Chapo” from a Mexican prison: