Wife Of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Appears In Washington, D.C. Court

Emma Coronel Aispuro, on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in helping her husband run the Sinaloa cartel of smugglers.

The wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman,came out Clad in a green jumpsuit for a court hearing before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., where she pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiring to distribute illegal drugs, conspiring to launder money and conspiring to assist the Sinaloa drug cartel.

She also admitted to conspiring to helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015 as part of a plea deal.

Coronel could face up to life in prison for the drug distribution charge alone. The other two counts against her carry maximum prison terms of 20 years and 10 years, respectively.