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By CHRIS CHMURA
cchmura@tbo.com
TAMPA - Marlene and Steven Aisenberg, whose infant daughter Sabrina vanished in 1997, are dropping their civil lawsuit against investigators, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Debbie Carter says the Aisenbergs filed a “notice of voluntary dismissal” today.
The couple had sued the sheriff’s office over its prosecution for lying to investigators. They had sought millions of dollars in damages.
A call seeking a comment from Barry Cohen, the Aisenberg’s Attorney, was not immediately returned.
The sheriff’s office issued a one sentence statement.
“While we are pleased with the dismissal of the lawsuit, which has served as a distraction in this case, our focus always has been and remains on finding out what happened to Sabrina Aisenberg,” Carter said.
Feederal charges against the couple were dismissed, and the federal government was ordered to reimburse the Aisenbergs $1.5 million in legal fees after judges ruled that prosecutors and investigators had lied about evidence in the case.
Sabrina has never been located.
Stay with TBO.com for developments.
Information from The Tampa Tribune Archives is used in this report.
To: Ira Rosen There is not one Ira Rosen who got a SS card in Florida. Each one of them came from the eastern part of the US. ALL SS#s begine with zero and I am certain you know what that means. You’ve got a Long Island attitude which is not a compliment by far with what I have seen you post. Jews should be the last people spreading your kind of hate.
IRA your an IDOT. Simplr as that!!!!
i want to be frensd the good people
i am 11 year old stady muve m0odeling
Lawyers don’t take proceed with cases they dont think they can win? It’s about making a living, not about the money. Cohen has bills just like the rest of us, why should he finance a battle that won’t pay off? There was no settlement, it boils down to basic playground logic, you fight the fights you can win. I must agree though, the Aisenbergs have “Guilty” tattooed on their foreheads: they are now exclusive members of the club that includes OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson, Gotti?
The same people saying these people are guilty would have been the same people letting OJ off at trial. What part of LIED through their teeth don’t you understand? A federal prosecutor was reprimanded and the government was forced to pay their legal fees. The only evidence they had to mount this supposed investigation a garbled recording from a television program picked up on a redneck listening device placed in their BEDROOM!!! Boy when people decide they don’t like somebody they will believe anything. The same thing happened to me when I went up North. There are idiots everywhere.
I guess “Innocent until proven Guilty”
does not apply here.
Sad
How did comments on a missing child lead to all this other ignorant dialogue? Some people are just full of hatred and venom.
I do think the parents still have something to do with this case and they should still be investigated. And if Barry Cohen could win, he would not have dropped the case against HCSO. He loves to be on tv!! I know he is a defense attorney, but I hate the way he defends such guilty people!! Something about Barry Cohen just really creeps me out.
aj jones, this case was not settled out of court. To settle out of court one has to notify the court and have the record sealed so no one can talk about the settlement. The only thing they can make public is the case was settled out of court but cannot comment on the terms of the settlement. This case was dropped by Cohen because he know he could not win, hence he would not get paid. 
Ira T. Rosen- I think you need to keep your opinion to yourself. Bad people come from evey walks of life. They come from the north, south, east and west. They also come from all colors.It is not where a person comes from that makes them do things they should not do.
I think you need to do an attitude ajustment.
This comment is directed to Bonnie Calhoun:
You were in the legal field for 15 years?? Your use of legal venacular is incredible!!! Your legal theories absolutely amazing!!! And to imagine the legal field without you!! How disappointing!!!
Posted by Adieren, on 09/28 at 02:46 PM
Ira Rosen, after resding you dumb comment Im gonna have to agree with Mel Gibson.
What is resding? Also are you certain of my faith?
Ira Rosen, after resding you dumb comment Im gonna have to agree with Mel Gibson.
They dropped the case cause they settled out of court. It is always about the money.
Well said Bonnie Calhoun. There is something fishy here. If Cohen thought he could win this case he would have proceeded with it. This just proves that a greedy lawyer will not proceed because he knows he can’t win. This places suspicion right back on the suspects, right where it should be. Lawyers who sue only do so to win for publicity and of course to get a part of the settlement. No settlement, no pay for the lawyer. Tells you something right there.
Mister Rosen:
You have shown just how stupid people can be. Being stupid should hurt like mad. Being from up north is not a bad thing, since most of the home sales and money that is spent in this state is from northerns and people from other countries. Wake up and smell the coffee.
Not to worry Tampa Bay,
Someone will eventually have to answer for this crime ....
I was in the legal field for 15 years and I can tell you about evidence - you can’t tell me that you leave the garage door open and the door to your house unlocked and when someone comes in to steal your child that your dog doesn’t bark - well I am here to tell you that my neighbor says they can tell the difference in my dogs bark (someone walking down the road vs someone pulling in the drive) - I don’t buy any of their story. My family also personally knows one of the detectives in the case and this detective has always been at the top of their game so if they feel that they are guilty then I agree with them. Again look at the evidence, it doesn’t lie!
Once again the blame should go where it is most deserved. On the people moving here from up north. We didn’t have crime down here until these yankee folks came here.
Did any of you, who are blaming the parents, read this article? It states that judges (meaning multiple) ruled that investigators LIED about evidence in this case!!! Just like every other case where a child is missing - the parent’s did it! Please - why would they choose one of three children to get rid of - do you even think about what you are stating or listen to yourself. Look in North Port - must be the parents - they had a dirty house!! Come on why one out of seven children would they murder?!!!! The police are lazy and do not want to look further then the tip of their noses!!! 
Lisa,no none broke into the house.The garage door,and door going into the house were left open and unlocked.Don’t you make sure your children are secure at night while everyone is sleeping??If for no other reason,wouldn’t you secure your home at night to prevent young children fro wandering away at night.This is very basic common sense
If one of children went missing and I thought the police lied to put the blame on me or my family, I would sue till they had to patrol on skateboards..dropping this suit dose not look good at all, seems like they are just happy the heats off....
they lived in the first entrance of bloomingdale of erindale by car wash on the greens.They did it you know they did it.You can tell they have everything to do with it.Its like the Jon benet ramsey case you did it you lie!
In 1997 no one could believe that someone would or could break into someones house and steal a baby. I believe these poor parents were under fire simply because it had never happended before.It was always more likely a child to be snatched from outside playing or at the bus stop. Now babys get snatched from inside the home all the time! Would we have found the baby had the police and investigators had an open mind?
Well what a suprise. Could it be that Barry Cohen sees that this case is not winnable?
Seems like this is the case. Cohen only takes cases he thinks he can win and get the most publicity because if he doesn’t win he doesn’t collect.
Kind of makes me even more suspicious of the Aisenbergs.
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Posted by chris post, tampa on 10/04 at 10:24 PM
I still say they got away with murder.