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| Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna was found guilty of working with the Sinaloa and BLO cartels. |
The former face of Mexico's war on drugs has been convicted by a US jury of drug trafficking, conspiracy, and lying about it on his immigration application. The guilty verdict came after a 4-week trial and 3 days of jury deliberation in a US federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
Genaro Garcia Luna was found guilty of accepting millions of dollars in bribe money and allowing tons of drugs to be trafficked into the US.
Garcia Luna was arrested in Texas in 2019 and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is the highest-ranking former Mexican official ever to be tried in the US as the Mexican equivalent of the head of the FBI.
Garcia Luna served as the Secretary of Public Security during the administration of President Felipe Calderon between 2006 and 2012. Before that, he led the now-defunct Federal Investigation Agency from 2001 to 2006.
Guilty on All Counts
The jury deliberated for 3 days (spanning a holiday weekend) to find Luna guilty on all counts. He was charged with several federal crimes stemming from, according to multiple witnesses receiving bribe money and also actively participating in drug smuggling with the Sinaloa Cartel and its offshoot, the BLO, namely Arturo Beltran Leyva and "El Rey" Zambada Garcia.
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Count 1 Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise
This charge requires three or more offenses to have been proven by the prosecution. The violations listed included 6 charges of International Distribution of several tons of cocaine.
This requires proving an organizational structure and long-term effort beyond common conspiracy to traffic narcotics.
This charge alone carries a minimum 20-year sentence and up to a life sentence. Fines and forfeitures are also possible. With Luna's vast wealth and properties in the Miami area, this is likely to happen as well.
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The additional counts are related to conspiracy charges for the various trafficking violations under the CCE (Continuing Criminal Enterprise). Fines can be in the millions and technically, the death penalty can be sought if the trafficking charges resulted in a death, but it is unlikely in this case.
Count 2 International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
This charge alone carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison.
Count 3 Cocaine Distribution & Possession Conspiracy
This charge alone carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison.
Count 4 Cocaine Importation Conspiracy
This charge alone carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison.
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Count 5 Making a False Statement
This charge was related to the fact that Luna checked the box stating that he had "Not committed a crime." on his immigration forms when applying for his US Visa in 2013. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director Robert Mueller both wrote letters of support for Luna's application at the time. His defense sought to introduce these to support his connections with US lawmakers and officials but the Judge denied it and stated that they could call these people as character witnesses if they wanted to offer that defense.
This charge alone carries up to 5 years in prison and the possibility of deportation and inadmissibility on its own.
Possible Prison Sentence
Based on the mandatory minimum sentence recommendations for each of the 5 charges, Luna faces a minimum sentence of 55 years and the possibility of life in federal prison. Judge Brian Cogan has set the sentencing hearing for June 27, 2023.
Previously in 2019, Judge Cogan sentenced "El Chapo" to life in prison plus 30 years to run consecutive to the life sentence for being a principal leader of a Continuing Criminal Enterprise. However, Chapo was convicted of multiple other counts including a murder conspiracy.
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The Mexican Government has put forth that Luna led a so-called "Genaro Garcia Luna Cartel" of corrupt policemen and officials in an effort to put him at the helm of a criminal enterprise.
10 years in prison ? What a joke. Now I wonder if the USA will return the stolen money from the Mexican government. Genaro García Luna was a key part on drug trafficking and murder and he gets only 10 years. Ridiculous.
ReplyDelete1:52 What are you talking about?
DeleteHe plead innocent and went to trial where he was found guilty.
He hasn't been sentenced yet.
Where did you get 10 years from?
DeleteI'm guessing they randomly skipped the minimum time served for charge #1 and only read the minimum sentence for charge #2, which is odd because there are five charges.
Delete10 years is the mandatory minimun , he is gettin life , same as chapo &mochomo no parole ,zip , finito ☠️die in prison or look for a deal , same as damaso and get out in 15 years
DeleteThose sentences can run concurrently or consecutively. The sentences listed are also *minimums* and can be up to a life sentence. All up to the Judge. We'll know at sentencing. It would be very surprising if he just got concurrent mandatory minimums. He's 54. Strong possibility he will die in prison.
DeleteStupid mf
DeleteWhere's the person that was saying he was going to walk???
Delete1:52
DeleteYou jumping to conclusions.
No sentence given yet.
The Verdict comes first, take one day at a time. Have a Chill pill.
Sentencing currently set for June 27.
DeleteChapo didn't snitch....
Delete😭hope he doesn't snitch on someone in the American government
ReplyDeletewhy not? That would be even better, to expose the corruption.
DeleteAmericans are smarter than that. We know the system and how it works here. Luna thought he was in Mexico and everything would be alright. They sentence people here to life and then go get done fried chicken for lunch like nothing happened. Luna is gone.
Delete8:16 No, Garcia Luna knew Mexico wasnt like it used to be (where hes now wanted), so he moved to the US.
DeleteI always wonder what people do with all their dirty money. 🤑 Do you think they make a big pile of it and then look at it every 4 hours?
ReplyDeleteSmoke it all. Snort it all
Prostitutes? What happened?
look up Zen Li Ghong
DeleteHe got a juicy plea agreement . Now if they punish him -the way they punished “Chapo” or “Mochomo “- I will be mind blown, and there might still be some hope for the judicial system , but of course I’m being a little too hopeful. This is a screen to suggest “justice “ has been met.
ReplyDeleteDo you understand what a plea agreement is? You seem confused.
Delete@1.57. There was no plea. I get people being cynical about it, but what else has to happen for you to think justice has been done? To see him swinging from a tree? He's a middle age man facing decades in a foreign jail. I'm surprised by the verdict in some ways, considering there was very little documentation.
Delete256. Exactly my thoughts. I wonder if the U.S will prosecute him for conspiring to kill a protected witness.
Delete@heart Of course I know what a plea agreement is , but this being the first case of its kind also is something to keep in mind. I mean didn’t they stop the case half way through , wasn’t there a large amount of witnesses that didn’t get to testify? Why ? I wouldn’t be surprised if the US wanted a little of those millions he received in bribes back . Wasn’t it like 250 something millions in total? Lawyers are always looking to reach some sort of agreement and not completely lose the case ,well at least the good ones .
Delete@2:56 Well , that’s a good question . I think a good start would be for him to be treated exactly like any other criminal facing those same charges. Since anyone could argue , well, it’s the first case of it’s kind , right it is … but also Chapos case was the first case of its kind and they made a good example of him .
Delete4:19 They didnt stop the case half way, the prosecution decided not to call all of the witnesses it had stated that they might call as that info has to be presented before the trial starts. He will for sure see multi million dollar fines and properties being forfeited.
Delete@3.39. Maybe they are keeping that back in case he wins a future appeal! He'll walk out triumphant and get arrested again, like Guero Palma. Justice as a revolving door.
Delete55 years is the minimum sentence from being convicted of the 5 charges correct?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteGGL telling his lawyer now to talk to the judge and DA to get the minimum And he’ll snitch on Calderon.
ReplyDeleteAfter being sentenced by the judge he can appeal.
DeleteHe can, but rarely anyone sees any action on appeals. His case is high profile also I doubt he’ll get any play on appeals. Dumbass should’ve just plead guilty from jump tbh.
DeleteThere is no way that will happen. The US has absolutely no interest in going after Calderon, their champion. Going after Luna might allow them to scapegoat him as the reason Calderons war was ineffective (a snake in the nest), but going after Calderon would be admitting that the whole Merida Initiatiave was based on a lie. I could just about believe that Calderon didn't know the details of Lunas deals, but there must have been a very specific conversation- do what works, and don't tell me anything.
DeleteChapo snitched
ReplyDeleteLol
Deletehttps://twitter.com/mlopezsanmartin/status/1628146852930662401?s=46&t=Rd_uVttWszl4rVwX_vVD8Q
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy, I watched footage from outside the court and it seems like AMLO hired protesters to stand outside the court in Brooklyn to shout, "Es un honor, estar con Obrador" 🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteNo shame.
DeleteFoo aint nobody getting paid to do no shit like that. That foo has some legit following here in Mexico. People love that foo.
Delete203 AMLO pays influencers and bots to come and comment here to try to brainwash some of us so why wouldn't he pays people to support him in the U.S.
Delete8:23 Oh really? how do you know?
Delete180 months is my prediction
ReplyDeleteCould be as high as 240 months
15 to 20 years? Does a judge have that discretion to not impose sentence on charges a defendant has been convicted of? I understand with the Zambadas anything is possible but those miracles happen before the start of jury trial.
DeleteIf the strategy really was to help CDS and GGL was carrying out those actions than I can see where the sentence can deviate considerably. Now the real negotiations start
4:55 Read the part that says “Mandatory Minimum”…
Delete-Holden D. Cash
7:44 what's up HDC. My questions to J were because of what he predicted writing that he could see a 180-240 month sentence. Since he's in SD he reads about federal cases and may have knowledge of what I ask regarding judge discretion and sentence deviation of mandatory minimums.
DeleteI don't think he has much to offer, none of the current high value target traffickers can be caught with his help, and the US is probably going to hit pause on any new cases involving officials,
DeleteThis wraps the whole era up nicely for the Justice Department, they got their guy. They have a major symbolic and actual victory with this. I think 15 sounds reasonable, but the judge may go higher, given his position as law enforcement officer and US liaison
Luna has no more info to trade, he's persona non grata in the Obrador admin, and he's been out of government for 10 years plus.
Calderon should be right above all of them
ReplyDeleteWASN'T THIS SKUMBAG BORN N THE U.S.A OR NAH
ReplyDeleteHis dumb ass was applying to be a citizen when he was arrested, Green card holder only. Of all the places without extradition to the US. He enter the country thinking the CIA was going to forget.
DeleteHe's a chilango, born in Mexico City. Remember what I was telling you guys how chilangos are hated everywhere? Yeah, there's a good reason why. They're universally known for being complete scumbags. Just the fact that they've purposely given themselves a name to separate themselves from the rest of Mexicans should tell you everything you need to know. Their self imposed division and clown ways hasn't helped them.
Deletelike i seen in a recent comment on BB.
Delete'cuerpo de chile, cara de chango"
Ese man it's a NAH NAH.
Delete3:56 Edgar Veytia, the former Nayarit Fiscal, has dual citizenship and was one of the witnesses against GGL
Delete@4:36pm. I befriended a few Mexicans in Seattle. They were from Michoacàn, Jalisco, Colima. I never met a Mexican who had a favorable opinion about Mexico City. They never said they disliked Chilangos per se. But if you don't like a place, it's not a big stretch to dislike the inhabitants.
DeleteChilangos are those that move to live in Mexico city. The native born are capitalinos or defeños.
DeleteCmon not the majority of chilangos can be bad.
DeleteKeep in mind that the urban dictionary is a little too nice and not as brutally honest as it should be 😄
Deletehttps://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chilango
Lol Salina's it's nah nah nah nah!
DeleteIn 1964 aboard the great mothership at the time I was a bare knuckle fighter on earth. I fought an alien and uh overcame him and uh I requested a liaison with some of the alien women. They were hybrids like mixed human alien women, yeah they were fine, but let me state clearly and unequivocally, uhhhm that though I have sat on the forward deck of an X6 and warped through the hyperspace windows and came barrel rolling out into the brilliance of some primordial yesterday, I have not found anything in the cosmos that moves me like earth women.
ReplyDeleteHello Riley Martin, didn’t expect to see you on Borderland Beat
DeleteHe had a lot of mouths to feed. But he'll go down alone.
ReplyDeleteSol, you hit the nail on the head. Worms.
ReplyDeleteHe's just onother givernment puppet, he will be given hard time so the world can say "there goes the bad guy" but the real bad guys that make cartels rich will never face a conviction.
ReplyDeleteThe gringos are more corrupt but they catch Mexicans every year to act like they are the good guys.
War on drugs is a joke
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ReplyDeleteCon dinero baila el perro
DeleteHe’ll snitch and get no more than 20 years
ReplyDeleteHow will he snitch if he's not offered a deal?
DeleteAnd the US does it again. A case built on just first hand testimonies but no text messages, audios, financial records, or tangible evidence to frame the defendant. Wish there wasn’t a huge reliance on testimonies, but it is what it is. I’m of the opinion that testimonies are unreliable or cannot be trusted.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I honestly thought he was going to get off, and what a shame it would have been. Fortunately, that wasn't the case... I say hold on to your chonies, this novela isn't over.
DeleteSorry he won't get off, lots of charges on him, do the crime pay the time.
DeleteYeah, from collaborating criminals. No shit, I agree. Luna probably loves cock and it’s a whole intricate setup. That real inside cartel shit is better than all the soap opera+game of thrones put together. Fuckers don’t even need money anymore they just in it for love of the game.
Delete🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 thought he was gonna ride off into the sunset and live large in the US. Hope you like Ramen Genaro!
ReplyDeleteTo quote from a different article, something that piqued my interest:
ReplyDelete"As the head of public security, García Luna worked closely with U.S. law enforcement officials. López Obrador has called on Washington to investigate the behavior of U.S. anti-drug agents and other officials who cooperated with García Luna"
Almo does not control USA, Almo don't want DEA, FBI doing bust's of high ranking cartel members, in Mexico.
DeleteNice!
DeleteI should have clarified my reason for posting that quote. I just thought it was interesting the repercussions that will have on relations and wondering if DEA or US law enforcement Etc will even want to interact for fear of becoming the scapegoat. Or the agency being put under constant microscope. This is not to say that Americans in these positions have always acted with 100% honor or integrity but it just complicates the situation a little bit more if AMLO is so quick to point the finger. It's a happy subject and as somebody who has just read in the Press I don't feel like I'm a scholar on the situation, there are lots of intricacies, Etc
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DeleteDriving Ms. H
Ahhh now you're making sense.
@Ms H. To be fair, AMLO hasn't been ''Quick to point the finger''. He, and others, have been pointing their fingers at US corruption for decades, for good reason. The people who funded, enabled, and covered up for Luna in the US should be extradited to Mexico, but that would be too much for anybody to get their head around, so pointing fingers will have to do.
DeleteVery good point. Soon as money enters the picture, Integrity goes out the window for many. For those of us who think USA officials and law enforcement don't contain an element of scumbaggery are living in a situation where ignorance is bliss.
DeleteNot too long ago and in a small town/ upstate New York with the population of under 150,000, the police were actively working with a local small drug Transport Group making busts and then selling the drugs to the Rival Transport Group, this is the stuff that happens daily we just don't hear about it.
This guy paid all that money to attorney’s. I got a highschool diploma and some college and I could of got him a 5year cap. He would of had to plead guilty which he probably never would of done, but just the simple fact that this lawyers extort people for money while pretty much working for the courts is enough to get a nice plea bargain. I would of went straight after the judges license to practice law. He still has a scapegoat cause at sentencing he can load his side of the scale, but his lawyer ain’t gonna tell him that no matter how much he is paid, nope cause nobody would need a paid attorney, his lawyer just gonna recommend a good appeals attorney which will probably be a whole team of them with court proceedings a motions that will drain his$$$ for the rest of his life. Biggest racket I ever seen. That’s why they don’t legalize the shit. If I was caldron they would sentence me to time served and not even give me a chance to load my side of the scale with injustices done.
ReplyDeleteBut but but you did not pass the Bar exam 😅.
DeleteIt’s sentencing; you can speak for yourself. As a matter of fact your lawyer can’t really or wouldn’t. See how an ex-judge would do it!!! Probably just like that if he knew to do so, but probably would’nt need to hence the time served before he even opened his mouth.
DeleteMy mommy taught me ethics. The ethics they are sworn to is what grants their position of authority over others. So you remove that authority. If they are not rational and truly serving justice or better yet admit you were wrong get a a plea then save those injustices to load at sentencing. I probably couldn’t ever beat a case for anyone but I get a year cap or stop prosecution or plead out and load my side of the scale heavier at sentencing; the day justice is served. Or you hope it is served.
DeleteKill 1 or two People and you are a murder, kill 10+ and you are a seasoned Sicario , killl a couple thousands, and you are a Politico
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