by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Famed Mexican drug lord and prison escape artist, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was recently convicted in U.S. Federal Court on ten counts of drug trafficking and has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison, presumably the "escape-proof" Federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. The Colorado Supermax, called the ADX, a houses many of America's most notorious criminals including the likes of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, Zacharias Moussaoui of 9/11 fame, Atlanta bomber Eric Rudolph, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhan Tsarnaev. In fact, of the 400 inmates currently housed at Florence, many have international reputations.
El Chapo, the former leader of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, will certainly be incarcerated among his peers in the crime world. But Señor Guzman does not want to be locked away and forgotten, and consequently he recently took legal measures to insure that his brand survives and flourishes - in the form of a casual clothing line.
While he was still on trial last winter, El Chapo signed papers that would allow his name and signature to be used in the development and distribution of a distinctive clothing line, a fashion enterprise in which his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, would serve as the chief designer, and the proceeds of which would benefit her as well as the couple's two daughters.
The clothing line would not financially impact El Chapo himself who is prohibited by US law from benefiting off of his crimes. The US government currently has a $14 billion restitution claim against El Chapo, and some legal experts appear to be plotting to seize the new family enterprise as part of the restitution package, while others argue that the seizure probably won't happen. Most of the Guzman assets are thought to be hidden with former associates, and chances for fulfillment of the complete restitution are deemed unlikely at best.
El Chapo's wife is reportedly planning on having most of the company's line of casual attire (baseball caps, tee-shirts, etc) manufactured in Mexico, thus providing income and stability to many Mexican nationals.
If the rag business can make Ivanka Trump seem respectable, perhaps it will be able to do the same for the family of El Chapo - and the family is certainly to be commended for keeping production in their home country and not overseas.
El Chapo and his family will be seen by many as Making Mexico Great Again - one casual outfit at a time!
Citizen Journalist
Famed Mexican drug lord and prison escape artist, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was recently convicted in U.S. Federal Court on ten counts of drug trafficking and has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison, presumably the "escape-proof" Federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. The Colorado Supermax, called the ADX, a houses many of America's most notorious criminals including the likes of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, Zacharias Moussaoui of 9/11 fame, Atlanta bomber Eric Rudolph, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhan Tsarnaev. In fact, of the 400 inmates currently housed at Florence, many have international reputations.
El Chapo, the former leader of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, will certainly be incarcerated among his peers in the crime world. But Señor Guzman does not want to be locked away and forgotten, and consequently he recently took legal measures to insure that his brand survives and flourishes - in the form of a casual clothing line.
While he was still on trial last winter, El Chapo signed papers that would allow his name and signature to be used in the development and distribution of a distinctive clothing line, a fashion enterprise in which his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, would serve as the chief designer, and the proceeds of which would benefit her as well as the couple's two daughters.
The clothing line would not financially impact El Chapo himself who is prohibited by US law from benefiting off of his crimes. The US government currently has a $14 billion restitution claim against El Chapo, and some legal experts appear to be plotting to seize the new family enterprise as part of the restitution package, while others argue that the seizure probably won't happen. Most of the Guzman assets are thought to be hidden with former associates, and chances for fulfillment of the complete restitution are deemed unlikely at best.
El Chapo's wife is reportedly planning on having most of the company's line of casual attire (baseball caps, tee-shirts, etc) manufactured in Mexico, thus providing income and stability to many Mexican nationals.
If the rag business can make Ivanka Trump seem respectable, perhaps it will be able to do the same for the family of El Chapo - and the family is certainly to be commended for keeping production in their home country and not overseas.
El Chapo and his family will be seen by many as Making Mexico Great Again - one casual outfit at a time!
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