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Genaro García Luna's Attorneys Request Hearing to Defend Appeal in Corruption Case

García Luna's attorneys argued the process was "irreparably tainted." Among the issues raised, they claim evidence was withheld from the former official and that at least four witnesses lied about the facts presented during the case.

Latin Times

Former Mexican Government Official & His Wife Fined $2.4 Billion in the U.S.

The ruling was handed down to Genaro García Luna and his wife, Linda Cristina Pereyra, for an illegal contracting scheme within the Mexican government.

Latin Times

Former Mexican Security Chief Convicted of Aiding Cartels Now Faces New Case in Florida

Genaro García Luna, a former secretary of public safety in Mexico, could now face a separate civil case in the United States, specifically in Florida

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Former Top Mexican Official Imprisoned In U.S. For Aiding Cartels Decries Conditions, Says He's Been On Solitary Confinement For Months

The lawyers of former Mexican secretary of public safety Genaro García Luna are saying communication with their client has been very difficult as he has been in solitary confinement for months

Latin Times

Former Top Mexican Security Official Moved To Another Prison In The U.S. While Authorities Determine His Fate

Genaro García Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison for conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times

Former Mexican Top Security Official Sentenced to More Than 38 Years in Prison For Cartel Bribes

Prosecutors say that García Luna provided intelligence about investigations against the cartel, information about rivals and the safe passage of drug shipments

Latin Times

Convicted Former Mexican Security Chief to Face Sentencing for Links to Sinaloa Cartel

Genaro García Luna's sentencing marks the culmination of a high-profile case that has exposed deep ties between Mexico's security apparatus and drug cartels

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Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking

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'El Mayo' Zambada joins 'El Nini' and Genaro García Luna in New York City's notorious prison

Mexican drug-dealer Ismael El Mayo Zambada is sharing the jail with other Mexican organized crime figures like El Nini and Genaro García Luna

Latin Times

Former Mexican security chief convicted of drug trafficking will stay behind bars as judge rejects plea

Genaro García Luna's defense had alleged there was a plot among inmates to falsely testify against him

Latin Times

AMLO questions U.S. judiciary for postponed sentencing of convicted ex-security chief Genaro García Luna

"They're starting to resemble the judges we have here (Mexico), who shelve or store away cases", said the Mexican president

Latin Times

Bankman-Fried Receives Special Treatment In Prison, Is Giving Crypto Advice And Trading Mackerel: Report

Bankman-Fried is seemingly adapting well to this new chapter of his life. The fallen crypto mogul is trading mackerel fish to pay for prison services, a report said.

International Business Times

Genaro García Luna: Mexico’s ex-security minister convicted of bribes and drug smuggling

Prosecutors say El Chapo’s cartel couldn’t have built a “global cocaine empire” without García Luna

Evening Standard

Mexico's former public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes

García Luna headed Mexico's federal police and became the country's top public safety official between 2006 and 2012. He was convicted of taking large bribes from drug cartels.

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The Independent UK

Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case

A U.S. jury has convicted a former Mexican presidential cabinet member of taking massive bribes to protect the drug cartels he was tasked with combating

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Key witness testifies about bribing ex-Mexico security chief

A key prosecution witness has testified that he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs destined for former Mexican public safety chief Genaro García Luna and saw him leave with the bags of cash

The Guardian - US

Mexican ex-security chief on trial: multimillion bribe claims and a cat named cocaine

Cartel operators, ex-police and a former government official have testified against Genaro García Luna with allegations of cash drops and kidnappings

The Independent UK

Mexico’s former safety chief goes on trial in US drug case

An anonymous jury has gotten its first look at a rare U.S. trial of a former cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing

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Mexico's former safety chief goes on trial in US drug case

An anonymous jury has gotten its first look at a rare U.S. trial of a former cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing

The Independent UK

US drug trial opens for Mexico ex-security head

Genaro García Luna goes on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture while he was serving as Mexico’s top security official

The Guardian - US

Ex-Mexico security chief’s trial poised to lift lid on US and Mexico’s ‘war on drugs’

Genaro García Luna, accused of accepting millions in bribes from cartels, in trial that could implicate officials on both sides of border

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