Wasn't a Good Friday for Esteban Loaiza ... The ex-mlb star surrendered to authorities in San Diego on Friday to begin his 3-year prison sentence in his cocaine case -- and after his sentence, he's expected to be deported to Mexico. As we previously reported, Loaiza -- who made more than $40 Million during his 14-year Mlb career -- was arrested last year after cops say he was trying to move 44 pounds of cocaine from a house located near a school.
- 4/19/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-mlb All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza just got sentenced to 36 months in prison after officials found him hiding 44 pounds of cocaine ... and he'll surrender next month. As we previously reported, Loaiza -- who made more than $40 Million during his 14-year Mlb career -- was arrested last year after cops say he was trying to move more than $500,000 in cocaine from a house located near a school. Massive interest from international media in this case. Here is...
- 3/8/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-mlb All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has formally pled guilty to felony cocaine possession with intent to distribute and now faces up to life in prison. As we previously reported, the 46-year-old was arrested in San Diego back in February after officials said he was trying to move more than $500,000 in cocaine from a house located near a school. Officials say Loaiza was using "sophisticated" smuggling devices to hide the 22 kilos of coke. He initially pled...
- 8/10/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Esteban Loaiza -- accused of possessing over 40 lbs. of coke -- was sprung from county jail in San Diego ... but he ain't goin' home, 'cause the ex-mlb star was moved to a federal jail. Loaiza -- a 2x Mlb All-Star who played 14 seasons in the big leagues -- has been behind bars at San Diego County Jail since being arrested February 9 on multiple felony drug charges. After consulting with federal prosecutors, the San Diego D.
- 3/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Esteban Loaiza's girlfriend is sick of the blowback from the ex-mlb star's bombshell cocaine arrest ... so she's taken to social media to clap back at the haters. "It's not fair that some people are just looking to tarnish his career and ruin his reputation with made-up nonsense when they know that's not the case," Esteban's Gf, Ross Labra, said in a post. "So please, whoever does not have anything good to say should limit...
- 2/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-mlb star Esteban Loaiza is fighting the charges in his cocaine smuggling case -- pleading not guilty to possessing more than 40 Pounds of blow. The 46-year-old former All-Star pitcher appeared in court in his jailhouse jumpsuit -- where his lawyer told the judge he denies all of the allegations against him. As we previously reported, cops say Loaiza had a "sophisticated" drug smuggling compartment in his vehicle -- and when they searched his home, they found the motherload.
- 2/14/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
San Diego County Sheriff's Department arrested Jenni Rivera's estranged husband Esteban Loaiza on Feb. 09. As part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, the former Los Angeles Dodger's pitcher was arrested by the members of the Sheriff's Border Crimes Suppression Team. "During surveillance related to that investigation, Loaiza was seen driving a vehicle believed to be involved in the smuggling of narcotics. Loaiza was contacted during a traffic stop for a minor traffic infraction after leaving a home in the city of Imperial Beach," the San Diego's Sheriff's department details in a release information sheet. "A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a sophisticated...
- 2/13/2018
- E! Online
Ex-Mlb pitcher Esteban Loaiza was dealing $500,000 in cocaine from a home located steps away from a preschool ... and was using "sophisticated" devices to hide it, cops say. The San Diego County Sheriff's Dept. is now releasing details about Loaiza's Feb. 9 arrest -- saying he was busted during a drug-smuggling sting by the Border Crime Suppression Team. Loaiza was initially stopped by police during a traffic stop for a minor traffic violation -- but a...
- 2/12/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former Mlb All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was arrested Friday in San Diego with at least 44 pounds of heroin or cocaine ... and could now face more than 20 years behind bars. Loaiza, 46, is being charged with 3 felonies ... 1) Possession of more than 20kgs of heroin or cocaine 2) Possession or purchase of narcotics 3) Transportation or sale of narcotics He's currently being held at Chula Vista's South Bay Detention Facility with bail set at $200,000. He's due to appear in court on Wednesday.
- 2/12/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
When it comes to her mother’s death, Chiquis Rivera isn’t afraid to be honest about the controversial difficulties that occurred beforehand. While visiting daytime talk show The Real on Thursday, Chiquis and her siblings spoke about their mom Jenni Rivera and the feud the 31-year-old had with the late singer at the time of her tragic death.
“I always say I lost my mom twice,” said Chiquis. “I lost her October 2, 2012, and then when she left all of us December 9.”
She added, “I think more than anything now, I understand it, when things happen for a reason, and...
“I always say I lost my mom twice,” said Chiquis. “I lost her October 2, 2012, and then when she left all of us December 9.”
She added, “I think more than anything now, I understand it, when things happen for a reason, and...
- 4/20/2017
- by Thatiana Diaz
- PEOPLE.com
The estate of Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera has sued the owners of the plane that crashed exactly two years ago Tuesday, killing the singer and several members of her entourage. The negligence case is against Starwood Management Inc., which owned the Learjet 25 jet that crashed in northern Mexico on Dec. 9, 2012, after plunging more than 28,000 feet. The case is also against the companies that serviced the aircraft, Bombardier Inc. and Learjet Inc. Rivera's company has been sued along with Starwood by relatives of those killed in the crash, including her attorney, hairstylist, publicist and makeup artist and one of the plane's pilots.
- 12/9/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Jenni Rivera's husband wants $35 million from the owners of the plane that crashed and killed her ... even though the couple had filed divorce papers prior to the crash.Jenni filed for divorce from former Mlb pitcher Esteban Loaiza more than 2 months before the plane she was on went down in December 2012 ... but the paperwork hadn't been finalized when she died, so they were still married.According to court docs ... Loaiza is suing Starwood Management...
- 10/16/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Jenni Rivera died in a tragic plane crash Dec. 9, 2012, but her oldest daughter says she lost her mom two months before that. In an interview with Azteca América that aired Tuesday, Oct. 15, 28-year-old Janney "Chiquis" Marin adamantly denies the rumors that she had an affair with her stepfather Esteban Loaiza. "It was a misunderstanding," she says of her reported fallout with her mother, which occurred Oct. 2. "My world ended on that day." Jenni filed for divorce from Esteban, a former Mlb pitcher who now plays In the Mexican Baseball League, on Oct. 1, but was still legally married at the time of the her death. The singer-actress never spoke publicly about the alleged...
- 10/16/2013
- E! Online
On a dark January night in 1997, in the backseat of a white sports car, Jenni Rivera’s life changed forever.
It’s with this emotionally charged description of the rape that “shattered” her soul that La Diva de la Banda begins her official autobiography, “Unbreakable: My Story, My Way.” From this moment of vulnerability the Mexican-American singer narrates her journey through adversity and happiness, describing in detail some of her most traumatic experiences and revealing the identity of her only true love.
Unafraid to bare her soul to her fans, Rivera recounts within the first five pages the scarring sexual assault that would always linger in her mind and made her feel defeated, as if she was no longer the strong-willed warrior she prided herself to be.
After filming her first music video for “La Chacalosa,” the singer tells how three men in a white sports car chased her off a California highway.
It’s with this emotionally charged description of the rape that “shattered” her soul that La Diva de la Banda begins her official autobiography, “Unbreakable: My Story, My Way.” From this moment of vulnerability the Mexican-American singer narrates her journey through adversity and happiness, describing in detail some of her most traumatic experiences and revealing the identity of her only true love.
Unafraid to bare her soul to her fans, Rivera recounts within the first five pages the scarring sexual assault that would always linger in her mind and made her feel defeated, as if she was no longer the strong-willed warrior she prided herself to be.
After filming her first music video for “La Chacalosa,” the singer tells how three men in a white sports car chased her off a California highway.
- 7/2/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
New York -- Some final words from the late Mexican-American singer and TV star Jenni Rivera will be out this summer.
Atria Books announced Monday it's publishing a memoir by the multimillion-selling artist, who died in a plane crash in December at age 43. "Unbreakable," coming out simultaneously in English and Spanish, is scheduled for July and has been authorized by Rivera's family.
Rosie Rivera, the late singer's sister, said the family had decided to share Rivera's book with her fans so they could "enjoy her as we have."
"I miss my sister every moment, but on days that I want to feel her close, I open her book written in her own words, and feel her right next to me," Rosie Rivera said in a statement issued by Atria.
Atria vice president and senior editor Johanna Castillo said she had talked to Rivera about the impact she hoped her book's message would have on readers.
Atria Books announced Monday it's publishing a memoir by the multimillion-selling artist, who died in a plane crash in December at age 43. "Unbreakable," coming out simultaneously in English and Spanish, is scheduled for July and has been authorized by Rivera's family.
Rosie Rivera, the late singer's sister, said the family had decided to share Rivera's book with her fans so they could "enjoy her as we have."
"I miss my sister every moment, but on days that I want to feel her close, I open her book written in her own words, and feel her right next to me," Rosie Rivera said in a statement issued by Atria.
Atria vice president and senior editor Johanna Castillo said she had talked to Rivera about the impact she hoped her book's message would have on readers.
- 2/19/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Although the late singer had great success in her career, the years leading up to her death were filled with many obstacles. Jenni Rivera, 43, was at the height of her fame when she was tragically killed in a plane crash Dec. 9 in Mexico. And while she seemed to have a picture perfect career, the mother of five dealt also with many serious issues in her personal life. Jenni was a teen mom, but she didn't let that stop her from accomplishing her dreams. The singer made it big in 1995 with her first hit "Las Malandrinas," then skyrocketed to fame, selling over 15 million albums, starring in two reality shows, and serving as a judge on the Mexican version of The Voice. But her success also came with torment. Jenni's first husband, Jose Trinidad Marin, was convicted of sexually abusing their daughter Janney ("Chiquis") and Jenni's sister Rosie in 2006. Her second husband,...
- 12/12/2012
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Just two months before her life tragically ended in a fatal plane crash in Mexico, Jenni filed for divorce from her husband. Continue reading for all the details. Singer Jenni Rivera sadly filed for divorce from her husband Esteban Loaiza, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, two months before her tragic death in a plane crash on Dec. 9. The 43-year-old Mexican-American singer filed divorce papers on October 1, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for her divorce, according to E! News. Around the same time she was planning to leave Esteban, his publicist released a statement citing "private circumstances that occurred during the lapse of their two-year marriage" as the reason for the dissolution. Esteban, who pitched for such teams as the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers failed to respond to Jenni's filing before Jenni's accidental death and thus a judge did not grant a divorce.
- 12/11/2012
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Monterrey, Mexico — The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors.
The singer's father, Pedro Rivera, said he thinks his daughter died in the crash and that her brother will travel to Mexico on Monday to identify what they presumed were her remains.
Authorities in Mexico say the remains found are unrecognizable and have not yet publicly confirmed that she is dead. They say there will be an investigation.
Born in Long Beach, California, Jenni Rivera was at the peak of her career as perhaps the most successful female singer in grupero, a male-dominated regional style influenced by the norteno, cumbia and ranchero styles.
A 43-year-old mother of five children and grandmother of two,...
The singer's father, Pedro Rivera, said he thinks his daughter died in the crash and that her brother will travel to Mexico on Monday to identify what they presumed were her remains.
Authorities in Mexico say the remains found are unrecognizable and have not yet publicly confirmed that she is dead. They say there will be an investigation.
Born in Long Beach, California, Jenni Rivera was at the peak of her career as perhaps the most successful female singer in grupero, a male-dominated regional style influenced by the norteno, cumbia and ranchero styles.
A 43-year-old mother of five children and grandmother of two,...
- 12/10/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Jenni Rivera, a bilingual singer and reality star, is believed to be dead following a plane crash in northern Mexico. Rivera was on board a Learjet on the way to Topanga, near Mexico City, when the pilot lost contact.
Transportation and communication minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza says that the plane was found in Nuevo Leon state, without survivors. "There is nothing recognizable, neither material nor human [in the wreckage]," he says.
Rivera gave a press conference the day before her death, in which she was asked about her recent divorce from Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza. "I am a woman like any other and ugly things happen to me like any other woman," she said. "The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up."
Rivera had recently signed on to star an ABC comedy pilot called "Jenni," about a single Latina mother running a family business.
Transportation and communication minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza says that the plane was found in Nuevo Leon state, without survivors. "There is nothing recognizable, neither material nor human [in the wreckage]," he says.
Rivera gave a press conference the day before her death, in which she was asked about her recent divorce from Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza. "I am a woman like any other and ugly things happen to me like any other woman," she said. "The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up."
Rivera had recently signed on to star an ABC comedy pilot called "Jenni," about a single Latina mother running a family business.
- 12/10/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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