Fri May 23 00:04:35 UTC 2025: **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
**Florida Court Orders Garcia Luna to Pay Mexico $748 Million in Corruption Case**
**Miami, FL -** A Florida court has ordered Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico’s former head of public security, to pay over $748 million to his home country for his alleged involvement in government corruption. The ruling concludes a civil case filed by the Mexican government in September 2021, centered on Garcia Luna’s tenure as security chief from 2006 to 2012.
Garcia Luna is currently serving a 38-year prison sentence in the United States for accepting millions in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel. The Mexican government alleges that Garcia Luna also misappropriated millions in taxpayer funds and filed a lawsuit in Miami, Florida, seeking restitution.
Judge Lisa Walsh of Miami-Dade County not only ordered Garcia Luna to pay $748 million but also ordered his wife, Linda Cristina Pereyra, to pay $1.7 billion. In total, the amount to be paid approaches $2.4 billion.
The Mexican government accused Garcia Luna, his wife, and their co-defendants of “concealing funds stolen from the government” and smuggling the money to places like Barbados and the US. The funds were allegedly used to finance “lavish lifestyles” for Garcia Luna and his co-conspirators, including real estate holdings, bank accounts, and vintage cars.
US authorities also accused Garcia Luna of pocketing millions while in office for working on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel. Garcia Luna was convicted on drug-related charges, including international cocaine conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine. The Mexican government alleged that Garcia Luna also led a “government-contracting scheme” that included bid-tampering and striking dubious deals as a form of money laundering.
Garcia Luna is the highest-level Mexican government official to be convicted in the US.
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