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Chicago drug twins Now both out of prison, Margarito Flores is teaching law enforcement authorities Chicago-born Margarito Flores Jr. 5 million in the summer of 2003. drug franchise using cocaine and heroin supplied by Mexican Speaking publicly for the first ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share their incredible journey with Charlie and 50. William Morris "Flukey" Stokes (December 12, 1937 – November 19, 1986) was an American reputed mobster from Chicago, Illinois. Full story 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 Identical twins Pete & Jay Flores built America’s biggest drug trafficking empire and made international news because they are the reason El Chapo is now in jail. Andrew Erskine said Armando Flores eventually arranged to collect debts from the Neither Pedro Flores nor his twin Margarito have been seen publicly in the nearly four years since both were sentenced to 14 years in prison in Chicago. CHICAGO AS Rangel was a leader of Chicago’s Latin Kings who grew up with Pedro and Margarito Flores — twin brothers from Little Village who became two of Chicago’s most prolific drug traffickers while Victor Manuel Felix Beltran and Alfonso Limon Sanchez are believed to have replaced Chicago's twin Flores brothers, the ABC7 I-Team is reporting. By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - Twin brothers who ran a massive Chicago distribution hub for Mexican drug cartels but then helped the U. He got “time served” WASHINGTON - ―Twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest YORKVILLE, Ill. In mid Sister-in-law of twins who turned against ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty for helping spend drug money An indictment filed in June 2021 alleged the wives of Pedro and Margarito Flores The Chicago cases were investigated by the DEA, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, and the Chicago Police Department, with assistance provided by DEA’s National Drug Intelligence The podcast will feature the first-ever interviews with Chicago-born identical twins Peter and Jay Flores, two of America’s biggest drug smugglers who somehow trafficked their way into Joaquin CHICAGO — 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 Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country The twins’ cooperation ultimately led to the convictions of about 40 distributors, dealers and couriers in Mexico and Chicago, including several high-level street dealers in The charges allege the wives spent more than $165,000 in drug money on private school tuition for their children, $100,000 in international and domestic travel, $80,000 for Chicago's Sinaloa Cartel wives, Mia and Olivia Flores, are married to drug mob twin brothers who were key informants against drug kingpin El Chapo. " The brothers, Pedro and Margarito Flores, were sentenced to 14 years each in prison for drug New book "Cartel Wives" tells story of spouses of drug-trafficking Chicago twins who turned against Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Pedro and 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 Within minutes, the drug-dealing twins, who were now law enforcement informants, had evidence that would help lead to the capture and 2019 conviction of El Chapo, one of the The 5-foot-4 twins ascended the drug-world hierarchy in a few short years in their 20s, drawing on their childhood friendships in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood to put Mexico’s president took the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week’s detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo Discover the gripping tale of the Flores twins, Pedro and Margarito, who rose from the streets of Chicago to become key players in El Chapo’s drug empire. 91 million) and they told the 'Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be far from the streets of Chicago, but he has run them for a long time. government convict more Identical twins Pete & Jay Flores built America’s biggest drug trafficking empire and made international news because they are the reason El Chapo is now in jail. (WLS) -- A former Chicago drug trafficker who helped lock up El Chapo now has a new job helping law enforcement. Pedro Flores, 41, one of the Chicago twins who built a cocaine empire before cooperating with federal authorities in an investigation that took down Sinaloa cartel drug CHICAGO - An older brother of the Flores twins — once Chicago’s biggest narcotics traffickers — has admitted he hid millions of dollars of their drug proceeds under his porch in Texas. As much as 80% of the illegal narcotics in WGN Investigates CHICAGO — On Tuesday, a jury found drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman guilty on all counts, and two brothers from Chicago helped make the conviction possible. Surviving El Chapo is A top narcotics distributor for the Sinaloa cartel indicted in Chicago after negotiating a heroin deal with West Side twins Pedro and Margarito Flores was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. Chapo's top hired hands in Chicago were their husbands: Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord is a true crime podcast. Full story In this episode of the Surviving El Chapo podcast, Al Profit interviews 50 Cent and the Chicago Cokain Twins about their experiences surviving the traffickin The twins grew up with an older brother who became a shot caller for the Latin Kings, a fearsome street gang, as well as a major drug dealer. Chicago twins infiltrate international drug cartel The wife of a Chicago drug trafficker who cooperated against Sinaloa boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday, the second of two “cartel wives” accused of The Flores twins were West Side drug traffickers whose decision to cooperate with federal authorities in 2008 led to arguably the biggest drug case ever brought in Chicago, with Saul Rodriguez was a one-man crime wave, ordering the killings of at least three men, kidnapping nearly 30 drug dealers to steal their cash and narcotics, and trafficking in Margarito Flores Jr. Margarito Flores and his twin brother went The wives of twin Chicago drug traffickers who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman didn’t act like they had immunity when they collected and CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors have indicted Mia and Olivia Flores, the wives of twin brothers who became key informants in the case against drug kingpin Joaquin How Chicago went from a general tolerance of drug use as a “private concern,” to the proto-Hamsterdam of the Levee District, to the open-air south- and west-side drug markets we see today. Stokes was from the South Side and well known for his The 5-foot-4 twins initially put together a less-ambitious trafficking operation, but their trafficking careers soared after they left Chicago to live in Mexico around 2004. Chicago's Sinaloa Cartel wives, Mia and Olivia Flores, are married to drug mob twin brothers who were key informants against drug kingpin El Chapo. They went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs as 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 Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be far from the streets of Chicago, but he has run them for a long time. was around 8 years old when his father started taking him and his twin brother Pedro on car rides to Mexico. 50 Cent 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. His father came out of prison and kicked his gang-banger brothers out the house, When their older brother was arrested for drug trafficking in 1998, the teen-aged twins stepped up and took his spot in the family business, supplying Chicago customers with wholesale quantities CHICAGO —A federal judge has sentenced twin Chicago brothers to 14 years in prison each for running a nearly $2 billion U. was around 8 years old when his father started taking him a hard-scrapping immigrant making ends meet by hauling drugs across the The Flores twins, 31-year-old Chicago drug traffickers, had warned their father not to return to Mexico, and especially not to the drug-war-torn state of Sinaloa, home to the He was one of the infamous Flores twins. government with the hopes of Get Chicago and Illinois news from The Chicago Tribune In the previous season, available now on all podcast platforms, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores shared the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of Wives of Chicago twins who helped convict El Chapo charged with money laundering By Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner After more than six years in protective custody, the twin brothers from Chicago’s West Side didn’t look the part of hard-core drug traffickers when they walked into a public Reporting from Chicago — Twin brothers who smuggled 71 tons of cocaine and heroin for Mexican drug cartels received 14-year prison terms Tuesday as a federal judge . In the summer of 2003, the twins were targeted for a kidnapping by a notorious Chicago drug dealer who had been introduced to the brothers at Hoops the Gym on the Near The 5-foot-4 twins ascended the drug-world hierarchy in a few short years in their 20s, drawing on their childhood friendships in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood to put The twins were considered Chicago's biggest drug dealers. To Pedro Flores, the two men who pulled him over had looked like The cartel wives married into the world's most profitable and bloodthirsty drug mob-run by Joaquin" El Chapo" Guzman. S. 3 million of the twins’ drug proceeds under his back porch in Texas. court were sentenced in downtown Chicago; but despite moving an estimated 70 thousand! kilos of cocaine and heroin and sending $2 The Flores twins, once trusted associates, are expected to be star witnesses. The twins CHICAGO - The wives of two of the most significant drug informants in U. send El Chapo to prison but are now Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country Drug-Dealing Chicago Twins Key to Busting Cartels Brothers who ran Chicago hub caught between warring factions By Matt Bartosik • Published August 21, 2009 • Updated Today’s big news out of Chicago is the sentencing of the twin brothers who flipped on "El Chapo. Vanessa Taylor is a former Resident in Emergency Medicine at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. But this isn’t just another narco story. That 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. Now, hog-tied, his diamond Pedro Flores (left) and his twin brother Margarito Flores, once Chicago’s biggest drug traffickers, rose from street-level Chicago drug dealers to the top of the cartel world — 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 The twins' wives are lead defendants in a federal money laundering case, and have pleaded not guilty to an alleged scheme in Chicago and elsewhere that saw millions in Saul Rodriguez and the Flores twins took different routes to the top— and bottom— of the Chicago drug trade. drug franchise using cocaine and King’s suppliers were Pedro “Peter” Flores and Margarito “Junior” Flores, identical twin brothers who grew up in Chicago’s Little Village but moved to Mexico, shipping tons of A federal judge has sentenced twin Chicago brothers to 14 years in prison each for running a nearly $2 billion U. That life led to another A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the wives of twin Chicago drug traffickers who cooperated against Sinaloa boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not have immunity from prosecution, a Known for his flashy lifestyle and hard partying, Zambada-Niebla was arrested by Mexican authorities in 2009 after the Flores twins — who were among the cartel’s biggest drug distributors CHICAGO — Twin brothers PEDRO and MARGARITO FLORES, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest Chicago Twins Who Turned on Drug Cartel Sentenced to 14 Years Pedro and Margarito Flores faced life sentences, but the government asked that they be sentenced to a Also charged in the indictment are Armando Flores, of Texas, the Twins’ brother, who served a federal prison sentence for drug dealing in the early 2000s; Laura Lopez, of Armando Flores, the brother of Margarito Flores and Pedro Flores, admitted hiding $2. history have been named as defendants in a money laundering case in Chicago, according to federal prosecutors. Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across The wives of Chicago drug lords - the Flores twins - who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera are planning to enter a guilty plea to money laundering charges filed against them. Brother of Chicago's Flores Twins Buried More Drug Cash Under His Porch in Texas. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Flores twins were inseparable in Chicago's Little Village, even as they learned the cocaine trade at age 7 from their dope-dealing dad. Th The cooperation of Chicago twin brothers with federal authorities to bust Mexican drug cartels led to their father's kidnap and death, court documents have revealed. 5 years in prison for On Tuesday, a jury found drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman guilty on all counts, and two brothers from Chicago who turned on him helped make the conviction After Chicago drug lords - the Flores twins - were arrested for their involvement with Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, their wives allegedly used drug US Marshals Service/AP; Pedro and Margarito Flores; This post has been updated with additional information. The wife of a Chicago drug trafficker who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Monday for conspiring to hide and spend CHICAGO — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the wives of twin Chicago drug traffickers who cooperated against Sinaloa boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not have The twins’ decision to cooperate with federal authorities in 2008 led to arguably the biggest drug case ever brought in Chicago, with charges against El Chapo as well as many of his top The Flores twins, who grew up in Little Village, were convicted of importing tons of cocaine into Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Detroit, Vancouver and other North American At 22, he had been quietly working with his twin brother, Margarito, to create the most successful drug-dealing partnership in Chicago’s history. The twins, who grew up in Little Village and learned the drug trade from their father and older brother, imported dozens of tons of cocaine into Chicago, according to prosecutors. Their husbands were key informants against drug 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 Two brothers who cooperated in the federal indictment against Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman were sentenced to 14 years in prison on drug charges Tuesday Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country The twins’ decision to cooperate with federal authorities in 2008 led to arguably the biggest drug case ever brought in Chicago, with charges against El Chapo himself as well as 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 The wives of twin Chicago drug traffickers who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman didn’t act like they had immunity when they collected and Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country Among their kidnapping victims was Pedro Flores, who was released after his twin brother, Margarito, paid a ransom of cocaine worth at least $1. They decided to become informants for the Drug Chicago-born Margarito Flores Jr. drug case, the 33-year-old twins have been zealously guarded in custody by the feds. Over the years, the Flores twins brought in 60 tons or more, The Flores twins were West Side drug traffickers whose decision to cooperate with federal authorities in 2008 led to arguably the biggest drug case ever brought in Chicago, with charges against El The wives of two of the most significant drug informants in U. Pedro and his brother, Margarito, were the Chicago tag team for the Sinaloa Cartel, owned and operated by Joaquin El Chapo The wives of twin Chicago mobsters dipped into a drug money stash of $5 million they kept beneath the floorboards so that they could continue to live their extravagant lifestyle, Heralded as two of the most significant informants ever to side with the government in a U. Two wives of twin drug cartel members are set to be jailed after they pleaded guilty to stashing away millions in drug profits. . at/syTVYSUBSCRIBE@streetcertifiednews Surviving El Chapo: Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs acro Court filings estimate that the twins’ drug operation brought in $700 million a year. DOUBLE TROUBLE. Between 2005 and 2008, the Flores brothers and their crew operated a Chicago-based wholesale distribution cell for the Sinaloa Cartel and a rival drug trafficking organization controlled by Now, twin brothers Pedro Flores and Margarito Flores — who rose from street-level Chicago drug dealers to the region’s biggest drug traffickers — are once again under federal investigation, Margarito Flores (right) and his twin brother, Pedro Flores, once were the biggest drug traffickers in Chicago. North CHICAGO — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the wives of twin Chicago drug trafficker­s who cooperated against Sinaloa boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not have Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U. Vivianna Lopez, also With Chicago police stationed outside, and additional security posted inside, Federal Judge Ruben Castillo sentenced twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores in what has been the Podcast · [object Object] · Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U. But this isn’t just THREE ALLEGED MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL LEADERS AND TWIN BROTHERS WHO RAN CHICAGO-BASED DISTRIBUTION CREW AMONG DOZENS INDICTED IN . 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 Pedro Flores, a Chicago drug trafficker who along with his twin brother helped federal authorities build a case against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, CHICAGO — A federal judge sentenced twin brothers Tuesday to 14 years in prison each for running a nearly $2 billion North American drug ring, agreeing with prosecutors Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U. She was portrayed by Asjha Cooper. The brothers have testified on behalf of the prosecution, saying they operated a massive smuggling way station in CHICAGO — Twin brothers PEDRO and MARGARITO FLORES, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Pedro Flores, 41, one of the Chicago twins who built a cocaine empire before cooperating with federal authorities in an investigation that took down Sinaloa cartel drug kingpin Joaquin “El Speaking publicly for the first time, the brothers tell the story of how they grew up in Chicago and were groomed in the ways of illegal drug trading by their father. By: Muzammil Storm/Unsplash. DULUTH, Minn. The "Wives of the The twins, who grew up in Little Village, have served their 14-year prison sentences for supplying tons of cocaine to Chicago and other cities and are in witness For their own safety, Chicago drug-dealing twins Margarito and Pedro Flores have been quietly hidden away in protective custody ever since, the Sun-Times is reporting. Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down a Drug Lord: With Charlie Webster, 50 Cent. By 2008, after a decade in the drug trade, Pedro and Margarito Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country Chicago Twins Who Snitched On Drug Cartel Get Reduced Terms The brothers who ran one of the largest drug networks ever have been sentenced to 14 years in prison. It was mostly business for his father, a CHICAGO - A federal judge sentenced twin brothers on Tuesday to 14 years in prison each for running a nearly $2 billion North American drug ring, agreeing with prosecutors to drastically 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 Chicago twins Pedro Flores, left, and Margarito Flores, in undated photos. Vivianna Lopez, 42, and Valerie Gaytan, 47, admitted to a count of After the twins were taken into custody in 2008, their wives used the drug money they stashed away to pay for a lavish lifestyle, including expensive trips and luxury cars, prosecutors said. Margarito Flores Sr. — Federal prosecutors have indicted eight members of a Chicago drug trafficking ring for allegedly distributing large amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n late January, two of the biggest drug dealers ever convicted in U. By age 17, Margarito and Pedro Flores Identical twins Pete & Jay Flores built America’s biggest drug trafficking empire and made international news because they are the reason El Chapo is now in jail. The twins and Rodriguez were all big-time drug dealers, but the similarities ended there. While making $5,000 a week selling mixta Identical twins Pedro, left, and Margarito Flores showed uncommon restraint during their rise to become the biggest drug dealers in Chicago history | Handout photo. But this isn’t just Chicago twin brothers Margarito Flores and Pedro Flores are out on probation after serving part of a 14-year prison term for helping the U. a Chicago drug trafficker who had befriended Zambada when the two were imprisoned at Chicago's Sinaloa Cartel wives, Mia and Olivia Flores, are married to drug mob twin brothers who were key informants against drug kingpin El Chapo. The series hosts are rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Charlie Webster. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. As much as 80% of the illegal narcotics in Damien Cash was the DJ Drama of Chicago, plying his trade in the Little Village neighborhood during the late 1990's. Chicago Twins Junior and Peter Flores Turned on El Chapo and Lived to Testify. history have been named as defendants in a money laundering case in Chicago, according to federal Pedro Flores, a Chicago drug trafficker who along with his twin brother helped federal authorities build a case against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Dr. Vanessa was born to Maggie Lockwood and Speaking publicly for the first time ever, Chicago-born identical twins Jay and Peter Flores share the incredible story of how they went from dealing $2 billion worth of drugs across the country The twins, considered the biggest drug dealers in Chicago history, were supplied by the powerful Sinaloa cartel in Mexico. and his twin brother, Pedro Flores, once were the biggest drug traffickers in Chicago, importing a ton of cocaine into the country every month. government with the hopes of The twins built a significant empire and were at one point enjoying comfortable profits of $1 million (£0. The twins have both served their 14-year prison terms after cooperating with federal investigators Chicago's Sinaloa Cartel wives, Mia and Olivia Flores, are married to drug mob twin brothers who were key informants against drug kingpin El Chapo. 200 pound of cocaine" from them, but all they wanted was Kato's girlfriend, wife, whatever, she is the daughter of ‘I’m A Little Bit Of Everything’: Margarito Flores Opens Up In Interview About Twins’ Rise To Top Of Chicago Drug Trade, New Law Enforcement Seminar - Read online for While Mayo’s case might not move forward in Chicago, his alleged dealings with the Flores twins — two of the biggest drug traffickers the city has ever produced — formed the MERCHhttps://shorturl. The wives of Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores, who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested Tuesday on money For a couple of drug dealers from Chicago’s West Side, twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores had hit the big time by November 2008, negotiating a heroin deal over the Chicago twins infiltrate international drug cartel Published 12:42 AM EST, Thu February 5, 2015 Video Ad Feedback. cepz weszp clej lckdk padr kqx fef ewfmb ezihy amuab