USA v. García Luna
Hosted by Maria Garcia · Futuro Media
4.7from 420 ratings
- 40
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 420
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About 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, “USA v. García Luna” tells the story of the most powerful Mexican government official ever to face trial in the United States for his alleged ties to the infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. His name is Genaro García Luna. Maybe you've never heard about him, but in five episodes, Pulitzer Prize winner Maria Hinojosa and Emmy Award winner Peniley Ramírez will tell you why he matters and how his story connects to the U.S. government, the war on drugs and millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers. This is not your regular narco series. It’s the result of a 10-year investigation and a shared journalistic obsession. We tackle corruption in the DEA, question how U.S. money funds the war on drugs and how Washington picks its allies. It gets deep, personal and absurd. It’s really like true crime meets telenovela. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Futuro Media
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 30 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 40 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing - Alias Cóndor: Soldados Latinos en la Guerra de Ucrania
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Presentamos - Alias Cóndor: Soldados Latinos en la Guerra de Ucrania
6 Aug 2026
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Introducing - Alias Cóndor: Soldados Latinos en la Guerra de Ucrania
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's almost 10 times more money. You probably think that simply by persevere the financial incentive, they are mercenaries, i.e. soldiers to pay. But legally, the thing is not so simple. According the international law, a mercenary is basically someone who goes to a war for money, without being part of the army of one of the countries. We don't have any differences. for the foreigner between foreigner and Ukrainian citizen. There begins the polémica. Russia says that they are mercenaries and they don't treat them like soldiers ucranians normal. That can be complicated a lot of their situation if they are prisoners, especially at the time of exchange, because they are less protected. […]
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- Carolina Chimoy
- Fernanda Echavarri
- Jeanne Montalvo
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 193 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 227 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100
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- 61
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Maria Garcia host the show. Published by Futuro Media.
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