El Chapo’s wife released from US custody after completing prison sentence

Emma Coronel Aispuro expressed ‘true regret for any and all harm’ when she was sentenced (Alexandria Adult Detention Centre via AP)

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been released from federal custody after completing a three-year sentence for helping him run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire, the Bureau of Prisons has said.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, who pleaded guilty in 2021 to three federal offences as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, had been moved from a Texas prison to a California halfway house prior to her release. She will now serve four years of supervised release.