**Genaro García Luna Transferred to Lee Federal Prison in Virginia**
Genaro García Luna, the former Secretary of Public Security in Mexico during Felipe Calderón’s presidency from 2006 to 2012, has been moved to Lee Federal Penitentiary in the United States. This high-security facility, located in Virginia’s Lee County Industrial Park, now serves as his residence following his transfer on December 19, 2024.
Operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Lee Penitentiary accommodates approximately 1,482 male inmates. Besides the main prison, there is an adjacent minimum-security camp. García Luna is identified in the system with the registration number 59745-177. At 56 years old, he is expected to be released on August 8, 2052.
Before this move, García Luna was briefly held at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. Previously, since his arrest in December 2019 in Dallas, Texas, he had been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
On October 18, 2024, his attorney, César de Castro, appealed against a 38.8-year prison sentence and a $2 million fine, handed down by Federal Judge Brian M. Cogan. This sentence was the result of Garcia Luna’s decade-long collaboration with the Sinaloa Cartel, accepting millions in bribes.
During the initial trial in February 2023, García Luna was found guilty of several charges, including running a criminal enterprise and conspiring to traffic cocaine internationally. His lawyer maintains that his client did not lead a double life, as suggested by the court, arguing that Garcia Luna’s lifelong public service contradicts the portrayal as a cartel accomplice.
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