Emerging from the confines of a U.S. penitentiary after nearly two grueling years, Emma Coronel Aispuro, the spouse of notorious Mexican drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been freed, announced an official on Wednesday. Aispuro’s liberty follows her conviction on counts of drug trafficking and money laundering, culminating in a prison sentence that spanned almost two years.
The sentencing, handed out in November of 2021, saw Aispuro given three years, on account of her admitted involvement in her husband’s extensive narcotics network. The ruling, however, went beyond prison time, encompassing four years of regulated freedom and the surrender of $1.5 million.
The decree came on September 13, 2023, as confirmed by spokesperson Randilee Giamusso, stating, “Emma Coronel Aispuro was today discharged from the care of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP).” She further elaborated that, in the interest of privacy, safety, and security, the FBOP does not furnish supplementary information about former prisoners.
Aispuro spent her tenure within the walls of a residential reentry management institution, situated in Long Beach, California; this facility marked her presence on the prison bureau’s inmate register.
Upon sentencing, the dual US-Mexican citizen, Aispuro, visibly presented feelings of profound regret for her questionable affiliation with Guzman and the destructive Sinaloa Cartel, along with any potential ramifications of her actions.
Meanwhile, Guzman, known for his two audacious prison getaways while in Mexico, is currently serving a life sentence in Colorado’s Supermax prison. His conviction in 2019 marked him guilty of participation in a criminal organization, drug trafficking, and weapons charges, earning the ill-repute of a “ruthless and bloodthirsty leader” of the Sinaloa cartel, according to prosecutors.
The cartel, despite Guzman’s absence, continues its illicit activities and was penalized by the Biden administration in February. Following investigations, the U.S. officials reported the group’s involvement in the lethal trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
