Mar 18, 2022 · In this courtroom sketch, from left, twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, 33, of Chicago, appear before Chief U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo at federal court in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2015. Feb 8, 2022 · Vivianna Lopez, the wife of Pedro Flores, who with his brother Margarito Flores was once the biggest cocaine trafficker in Chicago, is facing money-laundering charges in Chicago in connection with ... Nov 9, 2022 · But last year Pedro Flores’s wife Vivianna Lopez and Margarito Flores’s wife Valerie Gaytan were indicted in Chicago on federal money-laundering charges. The wives are accused of helping collect millions of dollars of their husbands’ drug debts and spending the money on everything from vacations to private-school tuition for their kids. Mia Flores, the wife of Pedro Flores, who was a trafficker for El Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced to prison in for money laundering. ... Pedro and his brother, Margarito, were the ...In January 2005 in Milwaukee, Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores were indicted by a grand jury on three counts of conspiring to sell kilograms of cocaine and one count of trying to conceal ...CHICAGO (AP) — In the underworld of illegal drug trafficking, identical twins Pedro and Margarito Flores rose from middling Chicago dealers to partners of Mexico's most notorious cartel lord ...Margarito Flores Sr was killed when he travelled to Mexico in 2009. Note said he was abducted because sons Pedro and Margarito Jr were rats. They provided information to the authorities about the ...Jul 17, 2023 · Her husband, Pedro Flores, and his twin brother, Margarito, two of the biggest drug traffickers Chicago had ever produced, were about to be outed as cooperators against notorious Sinaloa cartel ... Armando Flores, the elder brother of Margarito and Pedro Flores, ... Federal law enforcement officials estimate that the "Cartel Wives" managed to hide more than $5 …The wives of Sinaloa cartel-connected Chicago cocaine dealers Margarito Flores and Pedro Flores plan to plead guilty to money laundering charges for collecting, hiding and spending the ill-gotten ...The wife of Chicago drug kingpin Pedro Flores, who with his twin brother helped bring down Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, was sentenced Monday to 3 ½ years in prison for ...Sep 14, 2023 · They say Valerie Gaytan should get five years for laundering drug money from her husband Margarito Flores and his twin brother Pedro Flores, Chicago cocaine kingpins who helped convict the Sinaloa ... Mar 24, 2022 · An indictment filed in June 2021 alleged the wives of Pedro and Margarito Flores helped stash away hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money over a dozen years, starting with their husbands ... 8 Jun 2021 ... “Our husbands were a huge asset to 'Chapo' Guzman.” Pedro Margarito Flores Pd ... Flores, Peter Flores' wife, said. “Every good moment in our ...Valerie Gaytan once lived in luxury on a mountaintop estate in Mexico with her husband Margarito Flores Jr., the Chicago-raised cocaine-trafficker who with his twin brother Pedro Flores were once ...CHICAGO, Illinois.-Este miércoles fue sentenciado el hermano mayor de los famosos gemelos Margarito y Pedro Flores, narcotraficantes convictos de La Villita en …Pedro Flores, star witness against El Chapo, tells judge feds gave wife immunity against prosecution By Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner Tuesday, July 26, 2022The wives of the Chicago-based Flores twins accused of working with the Sinaloa Cartel in smuggling drugs into the U.S also appeared to show the same pattern. After being sentenced in 2015 to 14 years in prison, Pedro and Margarito Flores were released late last year and moved into witness protection after both agreed to cooperate …The arrests of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and of Mia and Olivia Flores, wives of Pedro and Margarito Flores, twin brothers and distributors for the ...The wives of twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores - the star witnesses who helped the United States government send Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán away to prison for life ...The wives of twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores - the star witnesses who helped the United States government send Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán away to prison for life ...Margarito Flores Jr. and his twin brother, Pedro Flores, once were the biggest drug traffickers in Chicago, importing a ton of cocaine into the country every month. ... Margarito Flores’ wife ...But last year Pedro Flores's wife Vivianna Lopez and Margarito Flores's wife Valerie Gaytan were indicted in Chicago on federal money-laundering charges. Pedro Flores, star witness against El Chapo, tells judge feds gave his wife immunity against prosecutionIn this courtroom sketch, from left, twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, 33, of Chicago, appear before Chief U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo at federal court in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2015.In June, Lopez and Valerie Gaytan, the wife of Margarito Flores, were charged in federal court in Chicago with helping to stash hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money over a dozen years ...The wives of Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores, who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested Tuesday on money laundering charges alleging...Apr 20, 2023 · Wives of drug traffickers plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy 00:27. CHICAGO (CBS) ... Margarito and Pedro Flores operated a Chicago-based distribution cell for Sinaloa – which involved ... CHICAGO - The wives of Sinaloa cartel-connected Chicago cocaine dealers Margarito Flores and Pedro Flores plan to plead guilty to money laundering charges for collecting, hiding and...26 Sep 2023 ... Also known as Olivia Flores, Gaytan is married to Margarito Flores. Flores and his twin brother, Pedro Flores, once considered trusted ...CHICAGO — More than a decade after his arrest in Mexico, a top narcotics distributor for the infamous Sinaloa cartel who was indicted in Chicago after negotiating a heroin deal with West Side twins Pedro and Margarito Flores was sentenced Tuesday to more than 19 years in prison. Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, 53, a former cattle rancher nicknamed “The Engineer,” was extradited to the U.S. in ...27 Jun 2017 ... Yet they fell in love with identical twin brothers, Pedro and Margarito Flores, men who were to become two of America's biggest drug traffickers ...Jun 16, 2021 · Federal prosecutors have indicted Mia and Olivia Flores, the wives of twin brothers who became key informants in the case against drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. ... Pedro and Margarito ... 17 Mar 2023 ... Vivianna Lopez and Valerie Gaytan, the wives of drug traffickers Pedro and Margarito Flores, are accused of laundering millions of their ...But their futures were forever entwined when they married Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores, who rose to the apex of the nation’s drug-trafficking world before making the. stunning decision in 2008 to surrender and help federal investigators build a case against their boss, Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.‘Cartel Wife’ married to Chicago twin who helped nab ‘El Chapo’ gets 3 1/2 years in prison for hiding drug proceeds. ... Her husband, Pedro Flores, and his twin brother, Margarito, two of ...Margarito and Pedro Flores Twins.. Exhibit A...Recorded Conversations Per Sentencing Memo - View presentation slides online. The twins that betrayed Chapo. From their sentencing memo 1 of 3 exhibits. This is Exhibit "A" an 8 page recordings summary, made by the Flores Twins on behalf of the U.S. Government. Particular interest is the …Mob wives Vivianna Lopez, 42, also known as "Mia Flores," and Valerie Gaytan, 47, ... Margarito and Pedro Flores operated a Chicago-based distribution cell for Sinaloa ...3 Jul 2017 ... From 1998 to 2008, our husbands, Pedro and Margarito Flores, Jr., grew to become high-level traffickers who blazed a drug-riddled trail ...Chicago's wives of the cartel, Mia and Olivia Flores, are married to drug mob twin brothers, Pedro and Margarito Flores. The wives have been claiming they were exempt from criminal...Mia and Olivia are married to the highest level American drug traffickers ever to become US informants, Chicago-born twin brothers Margarito and Pedro Flores.After the Flores brothers' testimony put El Chapo behind bars for life, it was the Flores wives who turned to crime. By Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff and Christine Tressel Friday, April 21, 2023Thanks to Margarito and Pedro Flores, the U.S. District Court of Chicago apprehended hundreds of narco traffickers and associates from Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. At the time, federal...The wives of identical twins Pedro and Margarito Flores Jr used to enjoy the $84-million-a-year raked in by their husbands when they worked for El Chapo ; The American mothers who go by 'Olivia' and 'Mia' are set …Named as defendants in the indictment are Vivianna Lopez, the wife of Pedro Flores, who's also known as Mia Flores, and Valerie Gaytan, the wife of Margarito Flores, also known as Olivia Flores. The charges come more than a year after the Chicago Sun-Times reported that prosecutors had changed their tune toward the Twins .Chicago's wives of the cartel, Mia and Olivia Flores, are married to drug mob twin brothers, Pedro and Margarito Flores. The wives have been claiming they were exempt from criminal charges because ...In 2008, shortly before the Flores twins’ cooperation ended, Cabrera met with El Chapo, Zambada, Zambada Niebla and Margarito Flores, who agreed that he and his twin brother would purchase 13 ...Chicago twins Jay and Peter Flores were once among Mexico drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s most trusted allies, living lavish lifestyles of excess and extravagance, until they made the fateful decision to turn against the cartel boss. The twins’ testimony was critical to putting Guzman away for life in 2019 for drug trafficking, firearms violations and conspiracy to commit murder.The wives of the Chicago-based Flores twins, who have been accused of working with the Sinaloa Cartel to smuggle drugs into the US, appear to reflect that trend. Pedro Flores, left, and brother Margarito Flores in an undated photo released by the US Marshals. AP Photo/U.S. Marshals ServiceJun 8, 2021 · Sources told the Sun-Times earlier this year that the Flores brothers were free on probation after having served 85% of their 14-year prison terms, including the time they were remanded in custody since their 2008 arrests. Who are the Flores Twins? Pedro and Margarito Flores were born into a family of smugglers and raised in Little Village ... A dad's influence: How the Flores twins learned the drug trade at home. A courtroom sketch shows twin brothers, from left, Pedro and Margarito Flores, 33, of Chicago, appear before U.S. District ...Pedro Flores, a Chicago drug trafficker who helped federal authorities build a case against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, testified Monday he was promised his wife and other family members would ...Nov 8, 2022, 10:28am PDT ‘Cartel wives’ married to Pedro Flores, Margarito Flores lose bid to dismiss money-laundering charges Pocket Flipboard Brothers Pedro Flores (left) and Margarito Flores rose from street-level Chicago drug dealers to the top of the cartel world.Chicago twins Jay and Peter Flores were once among Mexico drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s most trusted allies, living lavish lifestyles of excess and extravagance, until they made the fateful decision to turn against the cartel boss. The twins’ testimony was critical to putting Guzman away for life in 2019 for drug trafficking, firearms violations and conspiracy to commit murder.Twins brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores as children. (The Flores family ) The brothers tell their story in a linear, almost cinematic fashion, so of course questions arise about the ...Margarito Flores Jr. and his twin brother, Pedro Flores, once were the biggest drug traffickers in Chicago, importing a ton of cocaine into the country every month. ... Margarito Flores’ wife ...In 2021, Pedro Flores’s wife, Vivianna Lopez, and Margarito Flores’s wife, Valerie Gaytan, were indicted in Chicago on federal money-laundering charges.Jun 16, 2021 · The wives of Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores, who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested Tuesday on money laundering charges alleging they ... Pedro Flores, for instance, gave his wife a $200,000 Bentley shortly before he went to prison. The feds later seized the car and prosecutors called the gift “wholly inappropriate.”18 Agu 2023 ... Pedro Flores' wife, Vivianna Lopez, received a three-and-a-half-year prison term earlier this month. Valerie Gaytan, the wife of Margarito ...IDENTICAL twin brothers who partnered with Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin to build a $2 billion North American drug ring will be sentenced on Tuesday in Chicago.In new interviews, Pedro Flores and Margarito Flores say they were 17 when they decided to work at the burger chain’s restaurant at 26th Street and Kedzie …Nov 9, 2022 · But last year Pedro Flores’s wife Vivianna Lopez and Margarito Flores’s wife Valerie Gaytan were indicted in Chicago on federal money-laundering charges. The wives are accused of helping collect millions of dollars of their husbands’ drug debts and spending the money on everything from vacations to private-school tuition for their kids. But last year Pedro Flores’s wife Vivianna Lopez and Margarito Flores’s wife Valerie Gaytan were indicted in Chicago on federal money-laundering charges. The wives are accused of helping collect millions of dollars of their husbands’ drug debts and spending the money on everything from vacations to private-school tuition for their kids.Mia Flores, wife of Pedro Flores, a trafficker for El Chapo and Sinaloa Cartel, sentenced to prison in money laundering scheme - ABC7 Chicago I Team Cartel wife …The arrests of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and of Mia and Olivia Flores, wives of Pedro and Margarito Flores, twin brothers and distributors for the cartel, offer a glimpse of the influence kingpins' wives have over the cartel's operations. ... Pedro and Margarito Flores were sentenced in 2015 to ...When U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo in 2015 sentenced Pedro and Margarito Flores — heralded as two of the most important drug informants in U.S. history — he made it clear he thought they ...Jan 27, 2022 · In June, Lopez, the wife of Pedro Flores, and Gaytan, the wife of Margarito Flores, were charged in federal court in Chicago with helping to stash hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money ... Her sister-in-law, Vivianna Lopez, 43, who is married to Margarito’s twin brother Pedro Flores, was given an identical 42-month term in July for spending about $800,000 in ill-gotten gains. In ...CHICAGO - The wives of Sinaloa cartel-connected Chicago cocaine dealers Margarito Flores and Pedro Flores plan to plead guilty to money laundering charges for collecting, hiding and...26 Jul 2022 ... CHICAGO — Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores were in the ... “There is no paper yet,” Margarito Flores' wife, Valerie Gaytan, said in one ...Pedro Flores testified against “El Chapo” during the kingpin’s trial in Brooklyn. But an indictment filed in June 2021 alleged the wives of the Flores twins helped stash away hundreds of ...Pedro and Margarito Flores reportedly have ended their prison sentences, but Mia and Olivia are fighting to make sure they don't end up behind bars. Both wives face money laundering charges...Journalist Charlie Webster and 50 Cent with drug smugglers Pedro and Margarito Flores, and their wives, Mia and Olivia. ... On top of all that, the new season will chronicle how Pedro and ...In June, Lopez, the wife of Pedro Flores, and Gaytan, the wife of Margarito Flores, were charged in federal court in Chicago with helping to stash hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money ...Additionally, the agreements state that between at least May 2005 and December 2008, the Flores twins, Pedro and Margarito, operated a Chicago-based distribution cell for the Sinaloa Cartel and ...Federal prosecutors have indicted Mia and Olivia Flores, the wives of twin brothers who became key informants in the case against drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. ... Pedro and Margarito ...Mar 18, 2022 · Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores were just 16 when their older brother Armando was arrested in the late 1990s for selling narcotics out of a Cicero auto dealership. Armando was later ... Jun 8, 2021 · Sources told the Sun-Times earlier this year that the Flores brothers were free on probation after having served 85% of their 14-year prison terms, including the time they were remanded in custody since their 2008 arrests. Who are the Flores Twins? Pedro and Margarito Flores were born into a family of smugglers and raised in Little Village ... Mob wives Vivianna Lopez, 42, also known as "Mia Flores," and Valerie Gaytan, 47, ... Margarito and Pedro Flores operated a Chicago-based distribution cell for Sinaloa ...In "Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down a Drug Lord," rapper and businessman Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and journalist Charlie Webster help guide listeners through a conversation that they have with twin brothers Pedro (Peter) and Margarito (Jay) Flores, drug dealers and federal informants whose cooperation led to the indictment of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and ...Soon after Rangel’s killing, though, Gaytan took up with Margarito Flores. Before going into federal protective custody, they spent time at Guzman’s cartel fortress in Mexico, which she wrote ...Prosecutors say Valerie Gaytan, also known as "Olivia Flores," is the wife of Margarito Flores, who, along with his twin brother Pedro, cooperated with the feds against their former boss: Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. 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