Bianca Finnigan, 32, became the second person to plead guilty to charges of money laundering connected to Sinaloa cartel head El Chapo.
CHICAGO -- A woman whose sister is married to one of the most significant federal drug informants in Chicago history rushed to cancel an order for a $3,100 exercise bike system after learning of a new federal investigation into their drug money, a prosecutor said Thursday.The disclosure came as Bianca Finnigan, 32, became the second person to plead guilty to charges also leveled against Vivianna Lopez, who is the wife of Pedro Flores, and Valerie Gaytan, who is the wife of Margarito Flores.
But an indictment filed in June 2021 alleged the wives of the Flores twins helped stash away hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug money over a dozen years, starting with their husbands' surrender in December 2008. It also said $3,141 in drug money was used on an exercise bike system. Finnigan's plea agreement says it was purchased for Vivianna Lopez after she pointed it out to her aunt, Laura Lopez. Laura Lopez allegedly told Finnigan about the request, and Finnigan made the purchase and arranged for it to be shipped directly to Vivianna Lopez.Laura Lopez then allegedly reimbursed Finnigan with what Finnigan understood to be drug money.
Federal prosecutors publicly hinted at the investigation in a May 2020 court filing in the twins' case, writing that"the government no longer holds the view that all recoverable proceeds were turned over to the government" and adding that Margarito Flores' defense counsel"was made aware of the government's change in position in early March 2020."
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