Wife of Imprisoned “El Chapo” Set to Be Released After Drug Trafficking Sentence
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, is expected to regain her freedom in California this Wednesday. Her release follows her 2021 conviction on drug trafficking charges, according to reports.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has confirmed that the 34-year-old Coronel will exit a low-security facility in Los Angeles. However, it’s important to note that she will remain under supervised release for 48 months.
In contrast, Guzman himself was convicted in New York on February 12, 2019, for running a massive smuggling operation. He received a life sentence in July of the same year and is currently incarcerated at ADX Florence in Colorado, also known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.”
Coronel, a former beauty queen, previously pleaded guilty to three counts related to distributing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the United States. She also admitted to laundering drug money for the cartel and engaging in financial transactions with the criminal organization.
Court documents revealed that while her husband was in prison, Coronel played a supporting role in the cartel’s drug distribution activities. Prosecutors emphasized that her involvement was minimal, as she acted on her husband’s orders, furthering the interests of the criminal group. She was not considered an organizer or leader within the cartel.
Because Coronel had no prior criminal convictions, she avoided a minimum 10-year sentence for her involvement in these crimes.
Coronel, who holds dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship, married Guzman in 2007 when she was just 18 years old. The couple shares two twin daughters.
Under Guzman’s leadership, the Sinaloa cartel gained notoriety as one of the world’s largest drug-trafficking organizations. During his 25-year reign, the cartel was responsible for numerous murders and the smuggling of large quantities of cocaine and other drugs into the United States, according to prosecutors.
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