Brazilian Federal Police accuse former prosecutor Marcelo Miller of passive corruption.
Former prosecutor Marcelo Miller, who was Rodrigo Janot's right-hand man, was accused of passive corruption by the Federal Police; in a statement, he affirmed that he "has a career spanning almost 20 years of total integrity and commitment to the public interest and the institutions in which he worked."
247 - Former prosecutor Marcelo Miller, who was Rodrigo Janot's right-hand man, was accused of passive corruption by the Federal Police.
"The Federal Police attributes the crime of passive corruption to former public prosecutor Marcelo Miller in exchange for guaranteeing the J&F group, which controls JBS, 'the best possible conditions' in the plea bargain agreement reached with the Attorney General's Office, and also for advising brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista in conducting the leniency procedure with the United States. Miller worked for three years in the office of Attorney General Rodrigo Janot and, in that capacity, allegedly interceded on behalf of JBS," it states. report from Estado de S. Paulo.
In a statement, he refuted the accusation:
1) The defense strongly rejects the insinuations and inferences made based on the content of the recordings and messages released to the press. The defense is clarifying the meaning and context of all references to Miller's name.
2) He further reiterates that he never played a double game and that he had no contact with the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, nor did he take advantage of confidential information that he became aware of while serving as a prosecutor. He also did not participate in Operation Lava Jato since October 2016, in Operation Greenfield, or in the Federal Prosecutor's Office in the Federal District.
3) He did not participate in investigations or proceedings related to the J&F Group, nor did he seek data or information in the databases of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
4) He requested his resignation on February 23, 2017, and this information was immediately circulated within the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
5) He did not obstruct investigations of any kind, nor did he claim or suggest that he could influence any member of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
6) Has a career spanning almost 20 years of complete integrity and commitment to the public interest and the institutions in which he has worked.