USA v. García Luna

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 comparten sus primeras impresiones. Además, nos revelan que este no es el fin de la historia judicial de García Luna en Estados Unidos, pues enfrenta otros casos en el país.

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 and also reveal to us that this isn't the end of the judicial problems for García Luna in the United States, as he faces other cases in the country.

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 pocos días de su audiencia de sentencia. En este episodio nuestras conductoras entrevistan al ex oficial del Departamento de Estado, John Feeley,  quien les revela cuáles fueron las fallas en sistema de justicia estadounidense que permitieron a García Luna estar en libertad durante muchos años después de cometer sus crímenes.

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 American justice system that let Garcia Luna run free for many years after his crimes. 

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 floated alone for days. His mother managed to save her son’s life by strapping him to an inner tube before she drowned. Elián's father in Cuba desperately tried to get his son back.

Our host, investigative journalist Peniley Ramírez, was also separated from her family by the Florida Straits. When Peni was 11 years old her dad told her a dangerous secret before he left on an official trip on behalf of the Cuban government — he would not be returning.

Relating to Elián in many ways, Peniley seeks to unearth his story with the clarity of history, nearly a quarter century later. Looking beyond the mythology around Elián saga, from the miracle rescue to dolphins, Peni uncovers a more layered story, even dark at times. This season on Chess Piece, we tell you the Elián story unlike you've heard before.