Mark Zinides person
also: Zaid, Zinaides, Zainid, Zinaids, prosecutor Zinaides, prosecutor
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CIAintelligence service · 5U.S. Department of Justiceorganization · 4Judge William Peckhamperson · 4Julio Zavalaperson · 2Zavala trialevent · 1Costa Ricacountry · 1Judd Iversonperson · 1Lee Stricklandperson · 1
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to corroborate what they're apparently claiming. It has to do with the source of the money. My understanding is the government will assert the money came from narcotics transactions. Zaid conceded, yes, that's very likely. Well, he claims i…
▶ 36:55
After holding two hearings in secrecy in his chamber, Peckham had the lawyers come to his courtroom on July 16, 1984, to hear his decision. Prosecutor Zinaides again complained that he was being kept in the dark about the identity of the of…
▶ 37:57
We want to show that this money was found and his possession came from the Contras. Zinaid said, I appreciate all that. That's been apparent. Let's assume for a moment, and I don't believe these people, that I think they're lying. I mean, I…
▶ 39:01
Absolutely. I might look to the CIA, he responds. Is that troublesome? Zaid then says, not to me. I need to know. I need to know. It may turn out that they may be telling the truth. So the defense attorney then says, it is very troublesome …
▶ 39:32
Zaid says that just doesn't add up. The defense responds, there is a far more dangerous situation in Costa Rica than an informant in the U.S. Peckham intervened. Quote, they fear, you see, that there will be disclosures made, the judge expl…
▶ 40:27
The prosecutor then says, so the fear is that the CIA is going to bring some pressure on these people not to testify. Is that it? The defense says, that's very much the fear. And I think it's realistic fear in this case. So the prosecutor s…
▶ 44:21
the prosecutor, Mark Zinides, and had what Zinides recalled, an OPEC conversation with him. The CIA, Strickland told him, would be immensely grateful if these depositions did not go forward. But Strickland provided little to no explanation …
▶ 44:45
Strickland appeared very concerned about the public identification of the individuals who were being deposed. There was one problem. Neither the CIA nor the prosecutor knew what was in the letters the Contras sent the judge. He technically …
▶ 45:11
filed a motion asking Peckham to unseal the Contra letters so government lawyers could read them. This is a quote. Keeping it under seal at this point could result only in preventing the counsel for the United States from preparing properly…
▶ 45:38
is attempting to ascertain precisely what the facts are. At the hearing set the next day, Zinaids wanted to clarify the government's position. When he asked for the records to be unsealed, he told Peckham he hadn't meant for the general pub…
▶ 47:07
They had put the Contras right in the middle of the biggest cocaine bust in California's history. Zinaides went running back to Judge Peckham with a request that he make them secret again until the government could have a private presentati…
▶ 47:38
Peckham issued an order that afternoon resealing the records he'd made public only that morning. Five days later, Zinaids filed a three-paragraph agreement that said simply that the United States will not introduce the $36,000 in their case…