The prosecution of Miami attorney Benedict P. Kuehne hasn’t gone well for the federal government. In fact, it has arguably been a disaster.

Kuehne vetted the money to pay legal bills for convicted drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa of Colombia. His job was to find money untainted by crime, but prosecutors say he funneled $5.2 million in drug proceeds to Ochoa’s defense team led by renowned Miami criminal defense attorney Roy Black.