The Latest: El Chapo’s wife arrives at sentencing hearing

NEW YORK — The Latest on the sentencing of the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo. (all times local):

9:20 a.m.

The wife of the Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” has arrived at her husband’s long-awaited sentencing in New York.

Emma Coronel Aispuro walked into the heavily guarded federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Wednesday as Joaquin Guzman prepared to learn his fate for running a murderous drug-trafficking ring.

Coronel regularly attended Guzman’s proceedings even when testimony cast her in a harsh light.

Guzman faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole following his February conviction.

He will be offered the chance to speak publicly before U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan pronounces Guzman’s sentence.

Guzman is expected to serve his time at the “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado.

That lockup houses some of the most notorious criminals ever to set foot in an American courtroom.

1 a.m.

Will the notorious Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” go quietly?

For Joaquin Guzman, that’s the biggest question at his sentencing in New York City on Wednesday.

The highly-anticipated hearing could be his last chance to speak publicly before spending the rest of his life behind bars at a maximum security U.S. prison.

The 62-year-old Guzman was convicted in February on multiple conspiracy counts in an epic drug-trafficking case. The government says the guilty verdict at an 11-week trial triggered a mandatory sentence of life without parole.

Prosecutors say evidence showed that under Guzman’s orders, the Sinaloa cartel was responsible for multiple murders and for smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the United States during his 25-year reign. The defence said he was framed.

The Associated Press


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