But the couple's lawyer said this week they can't find the disputed comments on the tapes, and they asked U.S. Magistrate Mark A. Pizzo to review them. In court papers filed Thursday, the lawyers question prosecutors' intentions and point to at least three unrelated cases in which the conduct of Tampa-based federal prosecutors has been criticized. The defense lawyers say Steve Aisenberg has never used cocaine. This is a direct quote from The Tampa Tribune. Aisenberg tape not yet public .
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A judge declined Wednesday to make public an audio cassette that could resolve questions of whether or not Steven Aisenberg talked about hurting his missing daughter Sabrina, or admitted to using cocaine. A judge declined Wednesday to make public an audio cassette that could resolve questions of whether or not Steven Aisenberg talked about hurting his missing daughter Sabrina, or admitted to using cocaine. Attorneys for Aisenberg and his wife, Marlene, filed the cassette as part of a motion Tuesday arguing that federal prosecutors have grossly misinterpreted conversations of the couple picked up by secret listening devices. While transcripts of the tape have been made public, court clerks declined to provide reporters with a copy. On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Pizzo issued a directive saying the cassette would not be made public until he has had a chance to look into the matter.