El Chapo’s wife, beauty queen Emma Coronel Aispuro, 34, is released from U.S. custody in Long Beach after serving two years on drug charges
- Authorities confirmed that Aispuro was released in Los Angeles, California
- She served two years of her sentence in a Texas prison before being transferred
- The American-Mexican dual citizen pleaded guilty to multiple drug charges
The wife of Mexican crime boss El Chapo has been released from US custody after less than two years in prison.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 34, was released Wednesday afternoon from a halfway house that is part of Long Beach Residential Reentry Management.
She was sentenced to three years in prison in November 2021 for helping her husband in his multi-billion dollar drug empire.
In a statement, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said: “We can confirm that Emma Coronel Aispuro was released from FBOP custody today, September 13, 2023.”
“For privacy and security reasons, the FBOP does not provide additional information about those no longer in our custody.”
According to NBC News, Emma Coronel Aispuro, 34, was fired from Long Beach Residential Reentry Management on Wednesday afternoon
Colonel Aispuro, a dual U.S. and Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to several federal drug charges.
This included a conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
According to Telemundo, she had already asked for forgiveness during the sentencing.
A judge in the case issued a judgment forfeiting nearly $1.5 million in funds derived from the illegal trades.
Former beauty queen Aispuro was arrested at Dulles International Airport in February 2021.
This is a developing story.