Anyone else see this? It's from the 12/6/10 wikileaks cablegate release relating to the FSLN and Daniel Ortega. Protection and Blackmail of Fellow Alleged ****** Ricardo Mayorga - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ¶9. (U) In September 2004, boxer Ricardo Mayorga allegedly raped a young woman in a Managua hotel. Sensing an opportunity to blackmail Mayorga, Ortega and the FSLN agreed to protect the boxer in the courts if he would give the party a large portion of his international boxing winnings and "advertise" for Daniel in public. Mayorga agreed, and an FSLN judge found him not guilty in December. Much of Mayorga,s winnings now reportedly go to Ortega, and when Mayorga fought in Chicago in August 2005, he dedicated the fight to Daniel, wore the FSLN colors, and flashed the number of the FSLN slot on the Nicaraguan electoral ballot ("casilla") to the international media. ¶10. (SBU) Sources: media accounts of Mayorga,s arrest, trial, his public "pro-Daniel" comments and his August 2005 fight, private testimony offered by lawyers involved in the case, testimony of the **** victim.
It's surprising that the fact he was facing a **** trial and apparently went to trial never made any of the media outlets...
