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Prosecutor Seeks to Charge Ex‑Prosecutor Viviana Fein With Aggravated Cover‑Up in Nisman Case

The filing signals a push to fill gaps in the 2015 homicide case left by early errors at the crime scene.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano, in a 45–46 page filing submitted Wednesday, asked Judge Julián Ercolini to formally charge former case lead Viviana Fein with aggravated cover‑up.
  • Taiano says Fein failed to secure Alberto Nisman's apartment, arrived about 90 minutes late, and allowed 88 people to circulate without control while evidence should have been preserved.
  • He lists eight key lapses, including limiting the scene to the unit, entering without protective gear, letting unprotected visitors in, and allowing potential evidence to be handled.
  • The filing says crucial clues were lost, citing a third access door that went unnoticed for two days and missed basics like taking the temperature of the body and the bathroom.
  • The death is treated as a homicide, IT aide Diego Lagomarsino remains processed as a necessary participant, and probes of former security chief Sergio Berni and senior police and naval officials over the scene handling continue as investigators question intelligence personnel.