Coral Gables defense attorney David Macey is set to surrender to U.S. authorities in New York after being indicted for allegedly bribing DEA agent John Costanzo Jr. to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects. Macey, who has no prior complaints as a lawyer, reportedly used intermediaries to execute the scheme. His lawyer maintains Macey is innocent. This indictment follows a previous trial where Costanzo and another DEA official were convicted on similar corruption charges, indicating a broader probe into misconduct within the Miami DEA office.
At a 2023 trial that was a precursor to the Macey case, a Manhattan federal jury convicted Costanzo, who had worked as a supervisor in the DEA's Miami office, and Manuel Recio, who retired from the DEA in 2018 as an assistant special agent in the Miami office, of conspiracy, bribery and other charges.
His defense attorney, David Patton, a partner with the New York law firm Hecker Fink, sent the Miami Herald a statement confirming Macey's plan to surrender to authorities.
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