WHAT'S THE STORY WITH ALEX SAAB MORAN ? IS HE COOPERATING OR NOT ?

The Alex Saab Moran money laundering case continues to be a puzzle; he has assembled a Dream Team  of experienced criminal defense attorneys to argue his position that he has bona fide diplomatic immunity from prosecution, that his detention and extradition to the US from Cape Verde was therefore illegal, and that he should be released. The issue, for which the Court has reserved a week of time, is coming up later this year.

The US Attorney's Office in Miami recently added an experienced prosecutor to the already impressive team on the case, obviously in preparation for the hearing. Attorneys have been appointed to deal with Classified Information Procedures Act issues. It appears that it is going to be a contested matter. So why do we think there's something amiss ?

The rumors, to the effect that Saab, who did seek to make a deal with DOJ while a fugitive, actually made an arrangement with US law enforcement to cooperate, while still incarcerated in a Cape Verde jail, are not going away, and major FBI activity, regarding a local Antigua bank where Saab, as a money launderer moved US dollars out of Venezuela for his clients. The CEO of that bank has also been targeted. Did Saab give information to American law enforcement about the bank ? It's a little too coincidental, to say the least. Also, what about former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie; did he have a hand in that case ? And Saab's laundering in Malta, over over $100m, did he give up those involved  ? 

The diplomatic immunity issue could be a smokescreen to protect him, and to conceal the fact that he is busy cooperating against some major Caribbean players. Perhaps he will amazingly win his motion, and walk free, with the real reason he prevails in court never be publicly known. He may also end up living in the United States; it's no secret he once made overtures to that end.

The case is a mystery wrapped in an enigma; I don't have an answer, but we may soon find out when the Court rules on the issue. However, will the loser have the right of appeal, and will that be yet another cover story for what's really going on behind the scenes ?