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United States v. Alex Nain Saab Morán · S.D. Fla. No. 1:19-cr-20450 (2019 case)

A former federal prosecutor asks to withdraw as government counsel in the Saab case

Filed in court on · Judge Robert N. Scola Jr.
Published

COURT DOCUMENT Document details

Case
United States v. Alex Nain Saab Morán · S.D. Fla. No. 1:19-cr-20450 (2019 case)
Docket entry
No. 218
Filed
Document
Motion to withdraw as counsel for the United States
Original
Court filing (PDF, English)
Public docket
CourtListener

Summary written from the filing; the document itself is the record.

Nadler states that he resigned his position as Assistant United States Attorney in September 2020, no longer works for the Department of Justice, and is in private practice. He therefore can no longer represent the United States in the case against Alex Nain Saab Moran and Alvaro Pulido Vargas.

Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (Miami) · case 1:19-cr-20450
Judge
Robert N. Scola Jr.
Prosecution
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
Where it stands
2019 money-laundering case. Saab was extradited from Cape Verde in October 2021 and released in December 2023 in a prisoner swap with Venezuela; the charges were dismissed then.

What it means

This is a routine administrative step that does not change the charges or dates in the case.

In the document's own words

“As of September 2020, I resigned my position as Assistant United States Attorney, and no longer work for the U.S. Department of Justice.”
Page 1 — The stated reason for the withdrawal request.
This summary (PDF) The court document (PDF) Spanish translation coming soon
How the court describes it (original, English)
MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Michael B. Nadler for / by USA as to Alex Nain Saab Moran, Alvaro Pulido Vargas. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Order Granting Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for USA)(Nadler, Michael) (Entered: 05/16/2023)

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