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Mom of 'Affluenza Teen' Charged With Money Laundering for Helping Him Flee to Mexico
Tonya Couch was formally indicted for helping her son Ethan flee to Mexico last year in an attempt to avoid his punishment for a probation violation in a fatal drunken-driving crash.
'Affluenza Teen' Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Violating Probation
"You're not getting out of jail today," a Texas judge told Ethan Couch, giving him consecutive terms for breaking a probation deal that kept him out of prison after he killed four people while driving drunk in 2013.
Mexico Deports the ‘Affluenza’ Teen to Texas
Ethan Couch, who was detained with his mother in the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta last month, was put on a plane to Dallas after dropping his legal challenges to deportation.
Lawyers for 'Affluenza Teen' Suggest He May Have Been Forced to Flee to Mexico
Ethan Couch, the 18-year-old who killed four people while driving drunk, may have been taken to Mexico “involuntarily,” his attorney told reporters.
'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Delays Extradition from Mexico but His Mom Is Deported
The pair were due to be flown back to Houston from Puerto Vallarta on Wednesday, accompanied by US Marshals. They both filed an injunction to remain in Mexico but Couch's mother was flown back to Los Angeles.
The Missing 'Affluenza' Teen and His Mom Have Been Detained in Mexico
Ethan Couch became known as the 'affluenza' teen during his trial for killing four people while driving drunk when a psychologist said he was so wealthy and spoiled he could not tell the difference between right and wrong.
