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‘Affluenza’ Mom Indicted for Aiding Son’s Mexico Escape

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Tonya Couch fled to Mexico with her son.

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The mother of Ethan Couch, the teenager who famously cited "affluenza" as a defense in a drunk-driving case, has been indicted for aiding her son's escape to Mexico. Tonya Couch was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on charges of hindering apprehension and money laundering. After a video surfaced showing Ethan Couch at a party where alchohol was present—drinking alcohol would be a violation of his probation—his mother took him to Mexico in order to avoid capture.

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