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Judge Ercolini Charges Ex‑Prosecutor Fein and Judge De Campos Over Nisman Crime‑Scene Failures

Requested by prosecutor Eduardo Taiano, the charges signal a probe now targeting Army intelligence.

Viviana Fein, la primera investigadora de la muerte de Nisman. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd).
La exfiscal Viviana Fein fue imputada en la causa por la muerte de Alberto Nisman.
Caso Nisman: la fiscalía pidió la imputación de Fein y de Campos por no preservar la escena del crimen (DyN/Archivo).
La exfiscal Viviana Fein

Overview

  • Ercolini acted on Taiano’s filing that faults the initial investigators for not securing Nisman's apartment, leading to the loss of key evidence.
  • Case records describe severe contamination of the scene, with 88 people entering in under ten hours and no fingerprints from Nisman detected.
  • The file cites concrete mishandling, including cleaning blood from the gun with tissue and shoe prints over bloodstains, and notes a third access route was overlooked.
  • Previously accused officials include ex–Security Secretary Sergio Berni, his aide Darío Ruiz, and former chiefs Román Di Santo (Federal Police) and Luis Heiler (Prefecture).
  • The inquiry is widening to Army intelligence under César Milani, with the first ten citations issued and plans to summon more than 90 military and civilian intelligence personnel.