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reporter: what did she do? i didn t realize she was involved as deep as she was. scholar. professor. mother: what is going to happen to my daughter? i am innocent! she certainly knew. manipulative, in your eyes? yes. reporter: everything is at stake. i could face life in prison. i m willing to do anything that needs to be done. reporter: i m lester holt and this is dateline. now, i have the strength! reporter: tonight andrea canning with the secret. reporter: she was the embodiment of the american dream. an immigrant who d escaped a childhood of poverty and abuse, attended elite schools, and rose to the top of her field. against all odds, norma patricia esparza grew up to become a well-respected psychology professor and a champion for children s health care around the world. a success story. a life 40 years in the making. so how on earth did it come to this? whatever the charges are that they re asking me to plead guilty for is essentially somethin
reporter: what did she do? i didn t realize she was involved as deep as she was. scholar. professor. mother: what is going to happen to my daughter? i am innocent! she certainly knew. manipulative, in your eyes? yes. reporter: everything is at stake. i could face life in prison. i m willing to do anything that needs to be done. reporter: i m lester holt and this is dateline. now, i have the strength! reporter: tonight andrea canning with the secret. reporter: she was the embodiment of the american dream. an immigrant who d escaped a childhood of poverty and abuse, attended elite schools, and rose to the top of her field. against all odds, norma patricia esparza grew up to become a well-respected psychology professor and a champion for children s health care around the world. a success story. a life 40 years in the making. so how on earth did it come to this? whatever the charges are that they re asking me to plead guilty for is essentially somethin
Nancy Luna, the restaurants reporter at Business Insider, was among those laid off by the news organization. Luna has been with the retail team at Business…