MIAMI -- U.S. prosecutors in Miami are facing the ire of a federal judge over their decision to order the secret recording of a defense attorney and his investigator in a criminal case and failure to disclose key information to the defense.

U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold, who held two days of hearings this week on the matter, said there were "flagrant violations" of basic rules by prosecutors and indicated he would likely order the U.S. government to pay the defense lawyers thousands of dollars in fees and costs.

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