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El Chapo's Wife Is Expected To Plead Guilty To Helping Run The Global Drug Cartel

Emma Coronel Aispuro is accused of acting as a messenger for the crime boss to keep the Sinaloa cartel in business. She's also charged with helping to stage her husband's tunnel escape from prison.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexico's most notorious drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is expected to plead guilty Thursday to helping him run the powerful Sinaloa cartel and aiding in his dramatic escape from a Mexican prison.

Coronel was captured and arrested by U.S. officials as she arrived at Dulles International Airport to the Justice Department.

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