USA v. García Luna: Episode 2 ‘The Mexican Hoover’

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

From CSI to Donna Summer, García Luna was fascinated by anything American. Several U.S. officials said that García Luna was the person they trusted the most in the Mexican government. They called him "The Mexican Hoover," after John Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s first director. But soon, García Luna was facing accusations of corruption. In this episode, Peniley and Maria tell us exactly how far back those suspicions go as well as his obsessions, his childhood dreams, and how it all led to him heading the Mexican equivalents of the DEA, FBI, NSA and prison systems put together.

To hear more of USA v. García Luna, head to futuroinvestigates.org.

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0:00.0	I'm Maria Inojosa, and I am Penileira Mides.
0:03.0	And on this new series, we're going to get to know the most powerful Mexican government
0:08.6	official ever to face trial in the US for his alleged ties to the infamous drug lord, El
0:15.4	Chappo.
0:16.4	But this is not your regular narco story.
0:19.3	It's like true crime, myths, telenovela.
0:22.6	This is our new series, USA versus García Luna.
0:27.1	In it, whatever you get, your podcast and at futuroinvestigates.org.
0:34.1	Dear listener, it's Maria Inojosa.
0:43.0	And today we're sharing episode two of USA versus García Luna.
0:48.0	It's a new podcast series from Futuro Investigates in partnership with Lemonada Media.
0:54.0	Now, if you haven't listened to the first episode, I highly recommend that you do that.
1:00.2	You can find episode one wherever you get your podcasts or on our website, futuroinvestigates.org.
1:09.0	Now we're going to present the Mexican Hoover that's episode two of USA versus García Luna.
1:17.0	Enjoy.
1:18.0	Futuro Investigates.
1:26.5	Just a quick warning before we start, there are some mentions of torture in this episode.
1:32.2	So just take care.
1:36.2	Previously on USA versus García Luna.
1:39.5	And I don't see a Luna was willing to do so many things for the drug enforcement administration.
1:47.5	And he's not just anybody.
1:49.8	He is the highest-ranking Mexican official ever to be put on trial for a crime like this.
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