A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country ...
NEW YORK - A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel once run by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and let it operate with impunity.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo ordered Garcia Luna detained after Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Reid called him an “unacceptable risk of flight,” citing his alleged contacts with the Sinaloa cartel.Garcia Luna, who had moved to Florida and was living there before his arrest, has been charged with drug trafficking conspiracy and making false statements, and faces up to life in prison if convicted.
Kuo agreed to delay the case so the parties could negotiate what Reid called a “potential disposition” without the need for a trial, language that often signals a future guilty plea.
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