A former CIA operative has begged the Irish government to give him shelter — so he can avoid prosecution in America over an alleged multi-million dollar fraud.
Dundalk solicitor Ciarán Mulholland of Mulholland Law has now taken up Mr Cisternino’s case — and is lobbying the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin on his behalf. "I have made repeated representations to both Minister Coveney and Minister McEntee's departments since November raising concerns regarding the safety and well-being of Mr Cisternino in addition to requesting urgent consular assistance be afforded.
Authorities in Florida have charged Mr Cisternino, 46, with two counts of fraud — as well as three counts of aggravated identity theft, and three more of illegal monetary transactions.Florida prosecutors allege he swindled $7.2m in Covid loans by falsely claiming he employed more than 400 people when the pandemic broke out in 2020.
Mr Cisternino, who also served in the US Marines and worked as an intelligence officer in the Middle East, says he fears he will be murdered if he is sent back to America — a fate he claims also befell infamous paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a New York jail from apparent suicide in August 2019.
TimInHonolulu
❓ for *SCAMMER THIEF* Cisternino : is it Christian value to steal $6mn US taxpayers' 💰 ?🤔🚩 If Ireland wants to protect him, good for Ireland... until he steals millions Irish Euros to buy a castle in Dublin.😜🤪 Because he's able to steal in Ireland like he did in the US.🚩
My money is on him being extradited.
He's a con.
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