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By Keegan Hamilton from VICE News
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| The ex-cartel leader’s wife expected to be taken into custody, a sign she plans to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement, sources tell VICE News. |
U.S. authorities trumpeted the recent “arrest” of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the 31-year-old wife of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, but sources familiar with the situation tell VICE News she actually turned herself in and was prepared to face federal charges when she landed Monday at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.
Sources who spoke to VICE News on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the information say Coronel’s surrender signals the existence of a cooperation agreement, where she could provide information or testimony in exchange for leniency in her own case.
Coronel made her initial court appearance Tuesday, with her attorneys agreeing to keep her jailed indefinitely as her case proceeds. She stands accused of conspiring to smuggle illicit drugs into the U.S., and helping her husband tunnel out of a maximum-security prison in Mexico. She has not yet entered a plea in response to the charges.
Coronel’s lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, who also served as Chapo’s lead trial counsel, accused federal authorities of leaking when asked about the surrender. VICE News does not disclose the identities of confidential sources, unless authorized to do so by the sources themselves.
“I’m stunned that the feds would do this,” Lichtman said. “There’s zero chance it’s anyone else. And it’s sickening. She’s got kids. I’m happy to respond to this allegation if you tell me who leaked it. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to respond to a cowardly anonymous leaker with a pointed on the record rejoinder.”
The Department of Justice declined to comment, as did a spokesperson for the FBI, which is handling Coronel’s case.
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So she turned herself in without bail prearranged with her lawyer. The only reason I think she might have actually done this is due to threats from the DOJ/DEA. They could easily put it out there and Ivan would have her head. I know her mother and other family still live there. They just got a big dose of cancel culture from Chapitos. Imagine her brother could go anywhere and all doors would open and just like that they are on the run.
ReplyDeleteAnimo Sicarios.
ReplyDeleteThe "ex cartel's leaders wife "!?
She's a rat.
DeleteShes not a rat shes doing the right thing. Hopefully her kids are safe
DeleteShe's a rat and doing the right thing is not marrying a known criminals.
DeleteMust have found a new love and is ready for a new clean start.
Delete@10:45 ain't no clean starts when you are in the middle of sh.t !
DeleteInteresting! Cooperating surrender and agreement? Usually not a good sign.
ReplyDeleteCurious if a deal is in the works to save los chapitos from an inevitable truth.
She felt pressure from the chapitos and gtfo?
ReplyDeleteWho is gtfo?
DeleteDamn boomer
Delete@4:19 Got the F out. Ran. Gave them the slip. Wanted out. Said F this life. Exit stage left. Witness protection.
DeleteIn totally unrelated news CBP found a 20 year old dehydrated mexican national trying to turn himself in to US authorities at the Calexico border crossing, the self proclaimed narco rambled on about his lengthy underworld career and about his connections to a group of men he calls “el patron and menores” He was then sent accidentally flown back to El Salvador
ReplyDeletesounds like Sicario006
Deleteanimo tequila !!
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Deletehe dead
DeleteLink ? @8:59
DeleteIt's fake, 8:59PM made it up.
Delete3:16 must be sean hannity trying to rescue his reputation with mote FAWX NEWS.
DeleteSome would rather blame "AMLO"
Fishy, real fishy ,anyone doing business with cds needs to run for the hills and hide, They’re getting a strong reputation of turning in allies and customers!!!
ReplyDeleteDamaso snitched on her and CHAPO
ReplyDeleteNOW she wants to save her FAKE butt and cooperate with feds (SNITCH) the question is WHO?
AMLO had mentioned something in regards to her turning herself in might be related to the Garcia Luna trial. I see this as a more plausible alternative than her dropping dimes on Chapo's kids. I think this may be a shot in the dark for Chapo's defense but they may be trying to portray Garcia Luna as the ultimate drug trafficking leader to try and reduce Chapos sentence from 200 years to 150.
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ReplyDeleteIn the comments of my Emma Case post I suggested she would make a sweet deal.
ReplyDeleteWhen I added the update a couple hrs later after the virtual court hearing (at top of my post) that was confirmed.
The judge told emmas atty "you agreed to detention" as to challenge his fight to have emma released. That was a strong signal that plea talks had been ensuing for a while.
What type of deal? take a look at the deal given vicente zambada. use the search bar. something akin to that. short sentence, family moved to the states, witness protection security and allowed to retain a portion of drug profits to subsidize a new life.
The judge should have never said what he did on record. This exposes chapo and emmas 9 year old twins to great harm. That said I am guessing they were long moved to the states for protection once plea talks ensued. they are US citizens just as emma is.
anyway, those are my thoughts, as to what the situation appears. If she goes into witsec plastic surgery will be a must, her face is universally recognized after the trial.
A part of any deal could include Chapo. For example that he has his sentenced reduced to life with possibility of parole and out of solitary confinement
Don't wish harm on anyone specially kids but worrying about Chapos is not one thing that comes to mind after all the shit he has caused all over Mexico!
Deletetypical US government. This is all a game for them right? They chase the bad hombres, make them squeal with info, force them to forfeit profits, then make them find more friends to do the same so that they can get a sentence reduction.
DeleteLos muertos in Mexico? No one fucking cares. After all, most are brown Mexican and the US government has never given a shit about hardly anyone. Let the drug war continue to play its show so pockets are full for those involved. Fuck this system
Not even god can save Mexico from the US government.
What can she trade in to get chapos sentence reduced? I don’t see much.
DeleteNo parole in the feds.
Deletewhat about the kids of people like lets say...i dunno chapo guzman? is it okay to wish harm to pieces of shit kids those or still no wishing harm among kids?
Deleteit is something like parole, which is difficult to get and is almost always with plea deal, the convict then goes to I think it is supervised probation. like chino
DeletePuro Rataloa!!
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ReplyDeleteSon una verguenza esos Sinaloa’s que la tiraban de value tea y hombres de honor y salieron mas cobardes y ratas poniendo dedos cuando les apretaban el cuello!!
DeleteBravos en los corridos nomas!!
Rataloas=Sinaloaense snitch