Karen Gilbert, who is currently playing a key role on Special Counsel Jack Smith's team, was required to step down as the head of the narcotics division in the Miami U.S. Attorney's office due to her involvement in illegally wiretapping a defense attorney in 2009, according to court documents.
Gilbert and her colleague Sean Cronin suspected the defense of witness tampering. They then decided to wiretap Shaygan's lawyer without approval from the local U.S. Attorney at the time, R. Alexander Acosta. Despite Gilbert's efforts to throw ethics, the wiretap ended up providing no useful information.
"I have no reason to believe that she will behave ethically in any circumstance," Shaygan said. "I do not find it appropriate for her to still be employed by the Department of Justice. She was a sorry sack of lies."
As a result, U.S. District Judge Alan Gold ordered the government to pay $601,795 in legal fees to Shaygan.
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