| The computer that was retrieved from the law offices of defendant Robert Simels has been turned over to the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s main computer laboratory for analysis. This is according to a letter by the United States’ attorneys and copied to the attorneys of Roger Khan, addressed to the trial judge presiding over the case, John Gleeson.Robert SimelsThe move comes as the State Attorney was informed that several pieces of electronics have yet to be analysed due to the constraints of his equipment, hence the move to the DEA to in order to expedite this process.The oral conversations between Simels and Khan, recorded while occurring within an attorney visiting room at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre on July 24, 2008 and July 29,http://www.soccerpro.us.com/AS-Roma-FC/, 2008, were also submitted to the Judge.Simels is currently facing charges of witness tampering in the case of US Government against embattled Guyanese businessmen Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan, whom he represented at the time.Simels,Alexander Nylander Jersey, along with his associate,Boston Celtics Jerseys, Arienne Irving, and Khan, were all indicted on September 19 for attempting to “eliminate” the main witness against Khan.Recent revelations based on an undercover operation saw charges being laid against Irving, Simels and Khan. The attorney and his associate had managed to secure bail to the tune of US$3.5M and US$500,000 respectively.If convicted, Simels faces up to ten years in jail. Simels’s lawyer, in an earlier statement, had said that he plans to fight the accusations levelled against his client.Simels was arrested in September and accused in an 18-page federal complaint of paying an alleged ‘Phantom Squad’ member US$1,000 for the hit, which also included strict orders not to kill the witness’s mother.Khan allegedly told Simels that the case against him hinged on one man — identified in court papers as “John Doe No 1.” Simels wanted to “eliminate” and “neutralize” the witness, authorities said.He allegedly told a government informant at one point that, “Obviously, any witness you can eliminate is a good thing.”The feds said that on June 19, 2008, Simels met with the government informant in his Manhattan office and handed over a US$1,WBC Jerseys 2017,000 down payment for the hit.The two were reportedly caught on tape, according to the federal complaint, with Simels saying, “Here’s $1,000 to get started.” When the undercover informant said, “No problem,Brock Holt Jersey,” Simels replied, “All [Khan] says is be careful. He says don’t kill the [witness’s] mother.” During the brief conversation, Simels also said,NCAA Basketball Jerseys, “Well, [Khan] would like as much pressure being put on [John Doe No. 1] as possible.” |
