Accused Chicago money launderer linked to 'El Chapo' says charges violate immunity deal with government
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A woman with ties to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is pushing back against federal charges by arguing that she was given immunity when her husband worked as an informant against the now-convicted kingpin, court papers show.
Portions of Vivianna Lopez's motion iclude details from her husband's 2018 testimony against Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera (U.S.A. v Vivianna Lopez et al) Portions of Vivianna Lopez's motion iclude details from her husband's 2018 testimony against Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera (U.S.A. v Vivianna Lopez et al)
"Immunity, whether express or implied, is a promise delivered with contractual force," states a motion filed in the Northern District of Illinois on Dec. 24.
Lopez, a 40-year-old Chicago resident who also went by the name "Mia Flores," is reportedly the wife of one of the most prominent cocaine dealers in Chicago." A press release announcing her June 9 indictment detailed how she and others "laundered drug trafficking proceeds generated by" the husbands of Lopez and another woman, Valerie Gaytan.
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