TOM HAYS
Associated Press Writer

 NEW YORK - A judge on Monday threw out the murder case against a Las Vegas limousine driver accused in a 1990 gangland slaying authorities say was aided by a corrupt FBI agent.

Justice Gustin Riechbach found that prosecutors violated the rights of John Sinagra by letting more than 15 years pass before bringing charges against him. Authorities bungled the case through a "failure of both oversight and direction," the Brooklyn judge wrote.

Prosecutors promised to appeal the ruling and move forward with the case against the ex-FBI agent, L. Lindley DeVecchio.

Sinagra's lawyer said his client, who was released from jail on Monday, was eager to return to Las Vegas.

Sinagra "was very thankful for the court's ruling," said the attorney, Joseph Giaramita. "I just want to point out that he's also innocent."

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