Episode 12: A Broken System

About this episode

The episode discusses the flaws in the American justice system as it relates to Genaro Garcia Luna's case, featuring insights from former State Department official John Feely.

After a year since his conviction, Peniley and Maria dust off the hosts' seats to continue telling Genaro Garcia Luna’s story as he is just days away from his sentencing hearing. On this episode, former State Department official, John Feely, sits down with our hosts and reveals the flaws in the American justice system that let Garcia Luna run free for many years after his crimes. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on all our podcasts futuromediagroup.org/joinplus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Peniley, Maria

Guest: John Feely

Topics covered

• justice system
• criminal justice
• corruption
• sentencing
• true crime

Keywords

• Genaro Garcia Luna
• justice system
• John Feely
• criminal justice
• sentencing hearing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Futuro Media, State Department

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