Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo pleads guilty to federal charges

Washington — The wife of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges that stem from assisting her husband run his multi-billion dollar criminal empire.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, entered her plea during a hearing Thursday at the federal district court in Washington, appearing in person before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras and wearing a green prison uniform and white mask. Speaking through a Spanish translator, Coronel Aispuro told the court she is pleading guilty to all three criminal charges related to her involvement in her husband's sprawling drug enterprise. Coronel Aispuro is being held without bond and will be sentenced in September.