Emma Coronel Aispuro, 32, pleaded guilty in June to charges ranging from conspiracy to illegal drug distribution. She also admitted to helping Guzmán escape from a Mexican prison.
She could have faced life in prison, but US prosecutors asked for a shorter sentence after she expressed remorse.
Her husband, 64, is currently serving a life sentence in Colorado.
According to court documents, Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen, conspired with Guzmán and other members of the Sinaloa cartel to traffic cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the US, and to launder the proceeds.
Authorities also believe that Coronel Aispuro played a “critical role” in helping Guzmán escape from a maximum-security prison in 2015 by purchasing a property near the site.
Guzmán was able to escape through tunnels dug underneath – complete with air ducts, lights and a motorcycle – that came up to the cartel-owned property.
