Episode 13: 38 Years for a Double Life

About this episode

Genaro García Luna has been sentenced to over 38 years in prison, marking a significant moment in his legal troubles in the U.S.

The day finally arrived. Genaro García Luna, one of Mexico's former most powerful government officials, has been sentenced to serve more than 38 years in prison by a court in New York. In the last episode of our series, Maria Hinojosa and Peniley Ramírez tell us what happened inside the courthouse and also reveal to us that this isn't the end of the judicial problems for García Luna in the United States, as he faces other cases in the country. 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: Maria Hinojosa, Peniley Ramírez

Topics covered

• judicial sentencing
• government corruption
• true crime
• Mexico
• U.S. legal system
• García Luna case

Keywords

• García Luna
• sentencing
• court
• prison
• judicial problems
• Mexico
• U.S. justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Futuro Media

Places: Mexico, New York

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