Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads guilty to U.S. charges
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Emma Coronel Aispuro pleaded guilty to three federal offenses as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
The wife of pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Emma Coronel Aispuro, wearing a green jail uniform, appeared in federal court in Washington and pleaded guilty to three federal offenses as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. The charges include knowingly and willfully conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine for several years. She also pleaded guilty to a money-laundering conspiracy charge and to engaging in transactions with a foreign narcotics trafficker.More Related News