Former security leadership ordered to pay $ 2.4 billion

Florida court has ordered the former security leader of Mexico Geno Garcia Luna And his wife, Linda Christina Perera, has to pay more than $ 2.4 billion to the Mexican government.

Last week’s fine refers to a historical judgment in the highest power in Mexico’s struggle against corruption and Cartel’s influence.

Judge Lisa Walsh of Miami-Dade County ruled the Garcia Luna, Has already been sentenced to 38 years in prison For bribery in the United States Sinalova cartel748 million to pay US $ 748 million, while Perera is responsible for $ 1.74 billion.

According to the US news report, Mexico is a total of three times the first requested in its case.

Civil case, In 2021, Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) filed The couple accused the couple to reject a wide network and fraudulent contracts for defrauding the wide network and public funds of shell and fraudulent luxury real estate and assets in Florida.

Investigators have identified Perera as the owner or beneficiary of many companies registered in the United States, Barbados and other jurisdictions, with the names such as the Best Probardes Corporation, Oggy Coffee LLC and Glossi Protection.

According to uif head Pablo Gomez Alwarez.

These contracts-an additional $ 625 million, are said to be 93.8 million Pesos ($ 4.9 million), which is alleged to have been used or fabricated, which has been launched by marine accounts in Barbadis and invested in high-ranking assets and vintage cars.

At the beginning of his Friday Melra, .

He congratulated the Breviers Administration under Andres Manuel Lopez Oprador and Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodriguez.

Gomez looked at the case as a milestone in the Mexican government’s campaign to restore the distracted public fund and fight corruption.

Perera, who has been described as a architect behind the operating companies and restaurants in Mexico and the United States, is said to be using them as nodes to defraud illegal funds.

Investigations revealed the network of at least 44 companies registered in jurisdiction, including the US and Barbados, which is designed to cover up the appearance and movement of public money.

UIif confirmed the recovery of 2023 More than US $ 1.9 million in cash and a property worth $ 555,800, additional assets were seized from related companies. At the time, Lopez Oprador described this as a “pre -fee” that Mexico Garcia tried to recover from Luna.

President Belippe was celebrated as the architect of Mexico’s war on drugs under Calderon, Garcia Luna is guilty of 2023 Millions of bribery to protect the Sinalova card make it facilitated the smuggling of one million kilograms of cocaine to the United States.

Prosecutors described how he received the money in suitcases, briefcases and tuffle bags, and Cartel members testified for direct wages.

His wife, Perera, was the only security witness in his criminal inquiry, and presented personal testimony in his support.

Last week, Garcia Luna’s security team 60 day extension was given High Security Federal Prison for Male Prisoners in Lee County, Virginia, or for filing an appeal of his 38-year sentence, citing obstacles in the US Prison, Lee-American Prison.

On Friday, the extension sets the documents required to file a new deadline on September 19. This is the second time the second round of appeal has extended the Garcia Luna’s team.

With reports from Associated PressOvarian Infoba And CBS message