Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo's wife tells court she wants to plead guilty to US drug trafficking charges
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The wife of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman appeared in a Washington, D.C., court on Thursday, where she officially announced plans to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with allegations she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire.
Coronel wore a green prison uniform and spoke through an interpreter during the hearing, when her attorney told District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras that his client wants to enter a plea of guilty. In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Emma Coronel Aispuro, center, wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leaves federal court in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)( ) Joaquin ìel chapoî Guzman wife Emma Coronel was arrested on February 22, 2021 at Dulles Airport in Virginia, USA. (Photo by Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.( Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA) Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, exits the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, February 7, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Emma Coronel Aispuro was in court from the beginning of the drug lord's trial.(AP) Emma Coronel Aispuro, (2nd-R) wife of Joaquin Guzman the Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo," arrives with their children at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1EC531B6B0( )More Related News