A Miami woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a former assistant state attorney and others in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office intimidated her into testifying during the resentencing of a convicted gang leader.
Tricia Geter Pinder, a key witness in the prosecution of her ex‑boyfriend Corey Smith, the onetime leader of the “John Does” gang, says state attorneys lied to her and caused years of emotional distress. Smith’s original death sentence was overturned, and he was resentenced in 2024 to 30 years in prison.
During that process, a judge removed then Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Von Zamft and another attorney from Smith’s case because of their actions. Those actions are now part of the lawsuit, which targets current and former members of the State Attorney’s Office…