Attorneys for an embattled former FBI agent under investigation for allegedly leaking deadly information to the mob insisted yesterday he was innocent.
“What is happening now is a disgrace and is inconsistent with the finest traditions of law enforcement in this country,” said the statement, signed by lawyers for Lindley DeVecchio.
The probe into DeVecchio has been the subject of intense media scrutiny, as prosecutors in Brooklyn investigate whether the former agent was a law-enforcement turncoat.
DeVecchio’s lawyers said the claims reported to have been made by witnesses to the grand jury are false. They are now asking the court to investigate why so much information has leaked out.