USA v. García Luna
USA v. García Luna
A Mexican-American journalist and a Cuban-Mexican investigative reporter walk into a recording studio with a bottle of tequila and reveal one of the most shocking true crime investigative stories you will ever hear. From Futuro Investigates and Latino USA —in partnership with Lemonada Media—“USA v. García Luna” tells the story of the most powerful Mexican government official ever to face trial in…Social links:
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Episodio 13: 38 Años por una Doble Vida
El día finalmente llegó. Genaro García Luna, quien fuera uno de los hombres más poderosos de México, ha sido sentenciado por una corte en Nueva York a más de 38 años en prisión. En el último episodio de nuestra serie, Maria Hinojosa y Peniley Ramírez nos cuentan qué ocurrió dentro de la corte y nos…
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Episode 13: 38 Years for a Double Life
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 …
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Episodio 12: Un Sistema Fallido
Un año después de la condena del Genaro García Luna, quien fue Secretario de Seguridad Pública de México durante el sexenio de Felipe Calderón, Peniley y Maria vuelven como conductoras de USA vs García Luna y cuentan un nuevo ángulo la historia del exsecretario de seguridad pública mexicano, a poco…
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Episode 12: A Broken System
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 Ame…
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USA v. García Luna Presents: Chess Piece: The Elián González Story
Introducing a new series that we think you'll love: "Chess Piece: The Elián González Story," from Futuro Studios, in collaboration with iHeartRadio's My Cultura Podcast Network. In 1999, two Florida fishermen found a cherub of a boy named Elián González in the sea on Thanksgiving. The boy had floa…
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Episodio 11: Una Guerra Imposible de Ganar
El juicio de Genaro García Luna terminó, pero no la investigación de María y Peniley. En este episodio, se enteran de que un senador estadounidense ha solicitado a la DEA y el FBI información sobre García Luna, incluyendo los nombres de los oficiales estadounidenses que examinaron y dieron su visto…
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Episode 11: An Unwinnable War
Genaro García Luna’s trial is over, but María and Peniley’s investigative work is not. In this episode, they learn that a U.S. senator has requested the DEA and the FBI information on García Luna, including the names of the U.S. officials who vetted him. We listen to some of our series' protagonist…
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Episodio 10: Culpable
Después de seis semanas de cubrir el juicio y más de 10 años investigando a Genaro García Luna, Peniley y Maria escuchan el veredicto. El exfuncionario mexicano de mayor rango que enfrentó un juicio en EEUU fue declarado culpable de conspiración para traficar cocaína y otros cargos. En este episodi…
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Episode 10: Guilty
After six weeks of attending the trial and more than 10 years investigating Genaro García Luna, Peniley and Maria sat arm in arm in court with other reporters as they braced themselves for the verdict. And, just as Peniley’s reporting found —the highest former Mexican government official to ever fa…
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