The United States Attorney’s Office He asked for life imprisonment for Genaro Garcia Lunaformer secretary of security of the former president Felipe Calderon.
This was announced on Thursday in US court records, which indicate that the Court of Brooklyn, in New Yorkthe maximum penalty against the former secretary of Mexico’s securityfound guilty last year of five crimes related to drug trafficking.
In their argument, the United States authorities pointed out that García Luna, during his position as a federal official, received million-dollar bribes from the drug traffickingand that in exchange for millions of dollars he was part of “a conspiracy that held him responsible for the deaths of thousands of American citizens”.
He also requested a fine of at least $5 million.
The “substantial” fine is based on the one imposed on the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who must pay $8 million.
Among the arguments given by the Prosecutor’s Office to request life imprisonment and the fine is that the former right-hand man of Felipe Calderon During the trial, he attempted to bribe prisoners to testify in his favor.
For the above, Garcia Luna He is due to appear before Judge Brian Cogan on October 9 for a ruling.
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2024-09-22 22:01:22