A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has indicted a criminal defense attorney and two investigators for what they say was an attempt to steer charges away from their client by tampering with witnesses and a juror.
Attorney Charles F. Daum, and investigators Daaiya Pasha and Iman Pasha were charged with corruptly trying to influence a juror. Daum also faces charges of tampering with a witness and two counts of inducing perjury.
The charges stem from Daum’s representation of Delante White, who was indicted on drug trafficking charges by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, D.C. The indictment states that the three developed a plan to show that drugs seized at the home of White’s grandmother in March 2008 did not belong to him. It states that Daum and the investigators made arrangements to take staged photos of White’s brother, using duplicates of some of the items seized, including what appeared to be rock cocaine. Daum submitted those photos during White’s trial, in an attempt to convince the jury that the items belonged to White’s brother.
Daum also is charged with attempting to prevent a government witness from appearing during the trial and with presenting the perjured testimony of two witnesses.
