Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA  BRIAN SKOLOFF
Associated Press Published:  PHOENIX (AP) -- The company and the
man who runs the business that owns a luxury jet that crashed
and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation
by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency
seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the
ongoing probe.   Christian Esquino, 50, who runs the business
and has a long and checkered legal past, told The Associated
Press on Friday that the DEA has been investigating him for more
than 20 years but has yet to prove a single drug-related charge.
Esquino said his sister-in-law owns the company but he has the
"expertise."    Esquino said in a telephone interview from
Mexico City Friday night that the singer was considering buying
the aircraft from Starwood for $250,000 and the flight was
offered as a test ride. The 78-year-old pilot and five other
people were also killed.  The late singer's brother, Pedro
Rivera Jr., confirmed Friday that