García Luna Found Guilty on Five Counts
The jury delivered its verdict after a four-week trial and three days of deliberation in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn
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García Luna’s Fate Hangs in Balance as US Court Deliberates
García Luna, once the public face of Mexico’s war on drugs, is accused of secretly accepting millions of dollars from the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for turning a blind eye to its members’ illegal activities
Read moreGarcía Luna Trial Ends with Accusations against AMLO’s Former Staff
Though the testimony presented by Zambada was not backed up by physical or documented evidence, the prosecution’s final question to Zambada posed if the cartel-member-turned-U.S.-witness had any doubts about paying bribes to García Luna, to which he replied: “Of course not, I’m sure”
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Genaro García Luna’s Testimony
Read moreZambada Testimony Reveals Extent of García Luna’s Cartel Collaboration
García Luna’s legal defense team was unable to finish cross examining Zambada before the end of the court day, pushing the continuation of the former Sinaloa cartel member’s testimony
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Genaro García Luna’s Testimony before a U.S. Court
Read moreJudge Dismisses Testimony of Witness against García Luna
Two major issues that have been put on the spotlight as the case unfolds, especially in the relationship between the United States and Mexico, are border security and drug trafficking
Read moreDefense: Cartel Members ‘Out for Revenge’ against García Luna
Prosecutors said that for more than 10 years, García Luna received millions of dollars in bribes to protect the same drug traffickers that he was supposed to be pursuing
Read moreGarcía Luna Begins US Trial on Charges of Cartel Collusion
García Luna has been accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribes, from 2006 to 2012, from the Sinaloa Cartel
Read moreEbrard Wants to Extradite Zerón from Israel over Ayotzinapa Case
By KELIN DILLON Following the apprehension of former Mexican Federal Attorney General (FGR) Jesús Murillo Karam on Friday, Aug. 19, for his purported role in covering up the still-unsolved disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students in 2014, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard announced his intention to go after the former head of the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) Tomás Zerón
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