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Former Attorney General Marcelo Miller and businessman Joesley Batista were charged with bribery in the case regarding Miller's execution in the agreement of J & F.
The decision was made by Judge Francisco Codevila of the 15th Federal Court of Justice in Brasilia. From now on, Joesley Batista and Francisco de Assis, informants of the J & F group, will be prosecuted for active corruption.
The judge reproduced the indictment of the federal prosecutor:
"Marcello Miller, then prosecutor, and prosecutor Marcelo Miller and lawyer Esther Flesch, who was a member of the Law firm that hired Miller, aided by Esther Flesch, allegedly accepted a promise of an unfair advantage of R $ 700,000, allegedly offered by Joesley and Francisco, so that Marcelo, using the the business logic adopted by members of the Lava Jato – PGR working group, instructed the directors of the J & F Group to enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Attorney General's Office, which subsequently led to the Award-winning collaboration agreement formalized on May 3, 2017. "
J & F would be done through the law firm where Miller worked. The deputy accuses Miller of "serving two masters" and being "the strategist of the gift". The decision confirms that Marcelo Miller was working for the interests of J & F while he was still badistant at Lava Jato.
Now begins the collection phase: the judge will fix the testimony and the defendants will have ten days to present their arguments, documents and
What the Americans say, c & # 39; is that they do not know what to do.
The defense of former Attorney Marcello Miller stated that the complaint was unable to specify what financial benefit he would have obtained or describe a solicitation or acceptance of an undue advantage because that, according to the lawyers, this did not exist. said Miller never used the public service for private purposes and this evidence from records pointing in this direction on the outside
The defense of Esther Flesch stated that he received the news with deep indignation and that he felt that it served innocent useful in the case.
The defense of Francisco de Assis stated that there was no reason to suspect any irregularity in the work of Miller, a renowned office partner in the area. The defense added that Francisco de Assis never tried to obtain an unfair advantage or advantage from the Federal Prosecutor's Office through the intermediary of Marcelo Miller or any other person.
The defense of Joesley Batista stated that the businessman did not commit the crime; that Joesley has never offered undue advantage to Marcello Miller. He added that, if there was an irregularity, she had to fall on the office of the former attorney as a partner.
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