Jurors in the El Chapo trial were recently asked if they had any knowledge about an explosive article detailing the Mexican drug kingpin’s lawyer’s affair with another client, a woman known as the “Vegan Bernie Madoff.”

The New York Post broke a story on January 12 about attorney Jeffrey Lichtman’s affair with former restaurateur Sarma Melngailis, who was arrested in May 2016 for stealing nearly $2 million from her now-shuttered Gramercy Park eatery, Pure Food and Wine. Lichtman agreed to represent her in 2017, and ultimately reduced a potential 15-year sentence to four months. During this representation, Lichtman, who is married, embarked on a sexual relationship with Melngailis, which was detailed in several text messages obtained by the Post. Lichtman was also representing El Chapo at the time.