Godson of 'El Chapo' testifies about 'hit' put on him in Chicago's federal jail

CHICAGO - As Sinaloa boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's trusted godson, Damaso Lopez Serrano was considered to be the highest-ranking member of the notorious cartel to ever turn himself in when he walked across the Mexican border two years ago and began cooperating with U.S. authorities.

It was a move that also made him a marked man, according to federal prosecutors.

While he was locked up at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago in April, Serrano testified Monday in Chicago's federal court, he learned that gang members had been offered $25,000 to severely beat him. The alleged "hit" had