Valerie Gaytan and Vivianna Lopez proudly branded themselves as the 'Wives of the Cartel,' in both print and on TV.
Valerie Gaytan, also known as Olivia Flores, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for a money laundering scheme linked to El Chapo.The ABC 7 I-Team has learned the wife of a convicted cartel member was sentenced Monday in a Chicago courtroom to three and a half years in prison.
But the wives allegedly turned to crime themselves, and didn't get away with the global vacations, shopping sprees, private schools, a J-Lo concert and other wealthy amenities that investigators alleged came straight from the drug trade. Both wives had thought they hoodwinked federal authorities by claiming they had turned over a full stash of drug money amassed by their husbands, when, prosecutors said they had, in fact, siphoned off millions of dollars and hid it in secret locations, including under floor boards.
Gaytan tried to defend herself in court, stating she thought she was granted immunity due to her husband's cooperation with federal officials against El Chapo.pleaded guilty to money laundering chargesProsecutors asked the judge overseeing the case to sentence Gaytan to five years in prison, but on Monday, a judge sentenced Gaytan to three and a half years in prison.
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