A former official named Jesús Zambada said there were not direct discussions on what the money was allegedly buying, but he claims it was impunity. MORE ⬇️
NEW YORK — A key prosecution witness testified Monday that he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs destined for former Mexican public safety chief Genaro García Luna but that the two didn't directly discuss what the money was allegedly buying: impunity for the infamous Sinaloa cartel.
Zambada described an arm's-length quid pro quo. He said he made payments to García Luna through an intermediary who told him that the security chief would shield the cartel, which the witness' brother, Ismael"El Mayo" Zambada, helped lead. The alleged intermediary died in 2010. Zambada didn't say he personally handed money to or got assurances from García Luna.
García Luna indicated Monday he doesn't plan to testify at his trial. His lawyers haven't yet had their turn to present witnesses. Zambada was arrested in Mexico in 2008 and extradited to the U.S. four years later. He pleaded guilty to drug and other charges that could have gotten him life in prison.
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