Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab
FILE - A woman holds a poster showing Colombian-born businessman Alex Saab during a demonstration demanding his release, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting Saab for alleged money laundering. NEW YORK — A federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets inas part of a scheme to sell government secrets to defense lawyers seeking to attract deep-pocketed clients, a jury was told this week.
Saab has become a cause célèbre among allies of President Nicolas Maduro. The socialist leader claims the Colombian-born businessman is a Venezuelan diplomat targeted for his efforts to bypass American sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Saab was arrested during a jet fuel stop in 2020 while en route to Iran, where he was sent by Maduro to negotiate oil deals.
Nadler's testimony came several days into the bribery trial of Costanzo, who is charged with pocketing $73,000 in cash in return for leaking confidential law enforcement information to his former boss in the agency — and now co-defendant — Manny Recio. Macey and Guerra didn’t respond to requests for comment nor did The Florida Bar, which polices attorney conduct, say whether it had taken any disciplinary action against the two men.
It’s not clear what Recio did with the information leaked to him about Saab. However, he had been in close communication with Hernández, who was a trusted confidant of Saab and had been enlisted by Recio to help the defense attorneys recruit clients.
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