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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Holding a Criminal Term
Grand Jnry Sworn in on November 12, 2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )))))
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Plaintiff,
v.
CHARLES F. DAllM,
DAAIY AH PASHA,aJk/a - "Ms. Dee,"
IMANPASHA,aJk/a - "KK,"
Defendants.
The Grand Jury Charges:
At all relevant times to this indictment:
FILED UNDER SEAL
Criminal Case No.
Criminal Violations:
Connt I: Conspiracy to Influence or Injure Officer or
Juror Generally, 18 U.S.C. 371 and 1503
Counts II to IV: Influencing or Injuring Offcer orJuror Generally, 18 U.S.C. 1503
Count V: Tampering with a Witness, Victim, or anInformant, 18 U.S.C. 1512(b)(2)(C) and (D)
Counts VI & VII: Subornation of Perjury, 18 U.S.C. 1622
Aiding and Abetting, 18 U.S.C. 2
INDICTMENT
1. Beginning on or about March 18, 2008, and continuing through the date of this
indictment, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States of
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America v. De1ante White, Criminal No. 08-065, has been a pending criminal case before
United States District Cour Judge Paul L. Friedman.
2. On or about Apri130, 2008, the defendant CHARLES F. DAUM, an attorney duly
licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, entered an appearance on behalf of De1ante
White and became the attorney of record in the case entitled United States of America v.
Dclantc Whitc, Criminal No. 08-065, in thc United States District Court for the District of
Columbia.
3. Defendants DAAIY AH PASHA, aJk/a "Ms. Dee," and IlViAN PASHA, aJa "KK,"
were criminal investigators working with the defendant CHAES F. DAUM on the criminalmatter pending against Delante Whte.
4. The criminal charges pending against De1ante White in the case entitled United
States of America v. De1ante White, Crimnal No. 08-065, stemmed from a search warrant
executed by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Deparent (hereinafer "MPD") at
637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington, D.C., on Februar 23, 2008. During the
execution of the search warrant, the MPD took pictures of the apartent, clothing inside the
apartment and the seized evidence. Seized as evidence by MPD included the following: over 50
grams of cocaine, $2,000 in cash, ammunition, a pair of Gucci boots (size 45), a digital scale,
plates with cocaine residue, a razor, an Adidas brand shoe box, pictures of Del ante White,
including some depicting him wearing pair of Gucci boots, and various documcnts that
included De1ante White's name and the address of the aparent. In addition, MPD offcers
spoke with Evelyn Clowney, the legal resident of the apartment and De1ante White's
grandmother, who identified clothng in the bedroom where the ilegal drgs were found as
belonging to De1ante White.
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COUNT ONE
5. From on or about April 30, 2008, through on or about January 15, 2009, the exact
dates being unkown to the Grand Jury, in the District of Columbia, Marland and elsewhere,
the defendants CHARLES F. DAUM, DAAIYAH PASHA, aJa "Ms. Dee," and IMAN
PASHA, aJa "KK," knowingly and intentionally conspired and agreed together and with each
other, and with other persons both known and unlmown to the Grand Jur, to corruptly
influence, obstruct and impede and endeavor to corruptly infuence, obstruct and impede the due
administration of justice in the case entitled United States of America v. De1ante White,
Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, inviolation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1503, and Title 18, United States Code,
Section 2.
MANNER AND MEANS OF THE CONSPIRACY
6. It was a par of the conspiracy that the defendants would fabricate, manufactue,
obtain and produce false physical evidence designed to infuence, mislead, confuse, impede, and
ohstruct the trihunal,judge and jury as to the truthfulness of the allegations in the pending case
entitled United States of America v. De1ante Whte, Criminal No. 08-065, to make it appear as
though CC-3, rather than the defendant De1ante White, possessed the drugs seized by MPD
during the execution ofa search warant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington,
D.C., on February 23, 2008.
7. It was fuer a par of the conspiracy that the defendants endeavored to prevent
witnesses from testifying truthully to evidence and information that were unfavorable to
De1ante White, the defendant on trial therein, and to secrete and otherwise make witnesses
unavailable to respond to lawfully obtained process to secure le appearance of witnesses to
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testify truthfully at the trial of the defendant De1ante White, in order to prevent the tribunal,
judge and jury from hearing their testimony.
8. It was fuher a par ofthe conspiracy that the defendants, in order to obstruct and
impede the administration of justice, would solicit and present perjured testimony from various
witnesses in the trial of the defendant De1ante White.
OVERT ACTS
9. In furtherance of the conspiracy and in order to affect the purposes and objects of
the conspiracy, the defendants committed or caused to be committed, at least one of the
following overt acts, among others, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere:a. From on or about April 30, 2008, through on or about September 12, 2008, the
exact date being unkown to the Grand Jur, in the District of Columbia, the
defendant CHARLES F. DAUM, advised and directed CC-L and CC-3 to acquire
a digital scale, plate, razor, and an Adidas brand shoe box either identical to, or
substantially similar to, a digital scale, plate, razor, and Adidas brand shoe box
recovered by MPD on or about February 23,2008, the date of the execution of a
search warrant at 637 Hamin Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington, D.C.
b. On or about September 12, 2008, in the District of Columbia, the defendants
CHARLES F. DAUM, IMAN PASHA, and DAAIYAH PASHA, along with
CC-i, CC-2, and CC-3, arranged for and staged a series of photographs designed
to depict CC- 3 in the act of "cutting" "rock cocaine" at the home of the mother of
Delante White, located at 2908 7th Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The photos
were designed to appear as though they were talcen on or around Valentine's Day
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and, thus, a few days prior to the execution of the search warant at 637 Hamlin
Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington, D.C.
c. From on or about April 30, 2008, through on or about September 24, 2008, the
defendant CHARLES F. DAUM devised a plan and directed CC-L and others to
obtain a pair of Gucci boots identical to, but a size smaller, than the pair of Gucci
boots recovered by MPD on or about Februar 23, 2008, the date of the
execution ofa search warrant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.., Apartment #2,
Washington, D.C.
d. On or about September 3, 2008, after the defendant CHARLES F. DAUM
indicated that he needed a pair of boots to present as false evidence in the trial of
United States of America v. Delante White, Criminal No. 08-065, CC-1 along
with CC-2 ordered through an internet-based business entity known as
"Richkickz," a pair of Gucci boots identical to a pair of Gucci boots recovered by
MPD on or about February 23, 2008, the date of the execution of a search
warrant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Aparent #2, Washington, D.C.
e. On or about September 15, 2008, CC-1 and CC-2 traveled by bus to New York
City to purchase a second pair of Gucci boots in a size smaller than that seized by
MPD on or about February 23, 2008, the date of the execution of a search
warrant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington, D.C., after
having been advised by the defendant CHARES F. DAUM that he needed a
smaller pair of boots as evidence in the upcoming trial of Delante White.
f. On or about September 17, 2008, at a nightclub lmown as "Crossroads" located
within the State of Maryland, at thc dircction of the defendant CHARES F.
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DAUM, CC-3 had a photograph taken of him while wearing a pair of Gucci
boots identical to the Gucci boots recovered by MPD on or about February 23,
2008, the date of the execution ofa search warant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E.,
Apartent #2, Washington, D.C.
g. From on or about April 2008, through on or about September 2008, the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM devised a plan and with CC-L created a false and fictitious
lease agreement, purporting to show that De1ante White and CC-L were residing
at 3403 Nicholson Street in Hyattsville, Maryland, on and around February 23,
2008, rather than at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington, D.C.
h. Sometime between on or about April 30,2008, and in or about September 2008,
in the case entitled United States of America v. Delante White, Criminal No. 08-
065, in the United States District Cour for the District of Columbia, the
defendant CHARLES F. DAUM, devised a plan and with Delante White, CC-1,
CC-2, and CC-4, and other unndicted co-conspirators, attempted to suppress and
influence the testimony of Evelyn Clowney, a witness for the prosecution.
1. On or about September 13, 2008, at the direction of the defendant CHARLES F.
DAUM, Delante Vihite told Evelyn Clowney tht his lawyer thought it would be
"good" for her to leave town, in order for her to evade the governent's service
of a subpoena that would require her to appear as a witness for the government at
the trial of Delante White.
J. On or about September 20, 2008, at the direction of the defendant CHARLES F.
DAUM, CC-L informed Evelyn Clowney, in an effort to cause Evelyn Clowney
to fail to appear as a governcnt witncss for the trial of Delante White after
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having been served with a subpoena by the governent to appear as such, that
Evelyn Clowney had two options, to either 1) leave town or 2) obtain a doctor's
note.
k. On or about September 20, 2008, CC-1, at the direction of the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM, instructed Evelyn Clowney to testify that CC-3 lived at
Evelyn Clowney's home on or about February 23,2008, the date of the execution
of a search warrant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Aparent #2, Washington, D.C.,
and for Evelyn Clowney to identify CC- 3 in Defendant's Exhbits 1 1, 14 and 16,
a series of staged photographs depicting CC-3 engaging in what appeared to be
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n. On or about September 24, 2008, in the case entitled United States of America v.
Delante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia, the defendant CHARES F. DA UM submitted into
evidence as Defendant's Exhibit 17 a pair of Gucci boots purchased by CC-L and
CC-2 on September 15, 2008, in a size smaller than that seized by MPD on or
about l'ebruary 23, 2008, the date of the execution of a search warrant at 637
Hamlin Street, N.E., Aparment #2, Washington, D.C.
o. On or about September 24, 2008, in the case entitled United States of America v.
De1ante Whte, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia, the defendant CHARLES F. DAUM submitted into
evidence as Defendant's Exhibit 18, a false, fabricated, and fraudulent lease
agreement.
p. On or about September 24, 2008, in the case entitled United States of America v.
Delante Whte, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia, the defendant CHARLES F. DAUM presented the known
false and perjured testimony of CC-4.
q. On or about September 24, 2008, in the case entitled United States of America v.
De1ante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Cour for the
District of Columbia, the defendant CHARLES F. DAUM presented the lmown
false and perjured testimony of CC-L.
(Conspiracy to Influence or Injure Offcer or Juror Generally, in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Sections 371 and 1503).
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case entitled United States of America v. Delante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United
States District Coun for the District of Columbia by submitting into evidence as Defendant's
Exhibit 18, a document that purorted to be a lawflly executed lease for the defendant then and
there on trial, to wit: De1ante White, indicating that CC-L and Delante White were tenants at
3403 Nicholson Street in Hyattsville, Marland, beginning on or about October 1,2007, and
continuing at least up to on or about Februar 23, 2008, lmowing ful well that the lease was
fabricated, to show that Delante White was not living at 637 Hamlin Street, N .E., Aparent #2,
Washington, D.C., on or about February 23, 2008, the date of the execution ofa search warant
at that address; all in violation of
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1503, and Title 18,United States Code, Section 2.
(Influencing or Injuring Officer or Juror Generally, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1503).
COUNT FOUR
14. The allegations in paragraphs One through Nine are realleged and incorporated
herein.
15. On or about September 24, 2008, in the District of Columbia, the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM did knowingly and intentionally corruptly influence, obstruct and impede
and endeavor to corrptly influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice in the
case entitled United States of America v. De1ante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United
States District Cour for the District of Columbia, by submitting into evidence as Defendant's
Exhibit 17, a pair of Gucci boots that were identical to but a size smaller than the pair of Gucci
boots that were recovered by MPD on or about February 23, 2008, the date of the execution ofa
scarch warant at 637 Hamlin Strcct, N.E., Aparent #2, Washington, D.C., knowing ful well
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that the boots were being submitted for the purpose of corruptly influencing, obstructing and
impeding the trier of fact into believing that the Gucci boots seized by the MPD on or about
February 23, 2008, belonged to CC-3, not De1ante White; all in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Section 1503, and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.
(Influencing or Injuring Officer or Juror Generally, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1503).
COUNT FIVE
16. The allegations in paragraphs One through Nine are realleged and incorporated
herein.
i 7. From 011 or about April 30, 2008, through on or about September 30, 2008, the
exact dates being unown to the Grand Jury, in the District of Columbia, the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM did attempt to corrptly persuade another person, and engaged in
misleading conduct toward another person, that is Evelyn Clowney, v'lth the intent to:
(a) cause and induce Evelyn Clowney to evade legal process summoning her to
appear as a witness in an offcial proceeding, that is, the criminal case of United
States of America v. Delante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States
District Cour for the District of Columbia, by directing De1ante White, CC- 1,
CC-3, CC-4, and other unindicted co-conspirators to instruct Evelyn Clowney,
prior to being served with a subpoena to appear for trial by the government and
in order to avoid such service, to refrain from answering her door or to leave
town, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 15 12(b )(2)(C); and
(b) cause and induce Evelyn Clowney to be absent from an official proceeding to
which shc had bcen sumoned by legal process, that is, the criminal case of
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United States of America v. Delante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia, by directing Delante White,
CC-L, CC-3, CC-4, and other unindicted co-conspirators to make arangements
for Evelyn Clowney to leave town after she had been served with a subpoena to
appear for trial by the governent, in order to be absent from the trial, in
violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1512(b )(2)(D).
(Tampering with a Witness, Victim, or an Informant, in violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Sections 15 12(b )(2)(C) and (D).
COUNT
six18. The allegations in paragraphs One through Nine are realleged and incorporated
herein.
19. From on or about April 30, 2008, through on or about September 24,2008, the
exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jur, in the District of Columbia, the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM did willfully procure CC-4 to commit perjury by testifyng falsely under
oath to a material matter in the case entitled United States of America v. Delante White,
Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Cour for the District of Columbia.
20. It was material to the said case described in paragraph One to determine whether
a series of photographs submitted into evidence as Defendant's Exhibits 11, 14, and 16,
depicting CC-3 engaging in what appeared to be the "cutting" of "rock cocaine," were taken at a
date close to, but before, the execution ofthe search warrant by MPD on Februar 23,2008, at
637 Hamlin Street, N,E., Aparment #2, Washington, D.C.
21. On or about September 24, 2008, CC-4 gave false and perjurious testimony under
oath in the case entitled United States of America v. Delante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the
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United States District Cour for the District of Columbia, as follows: that CCA was present in
Washington, D.C. between on or about February 20,2008, through on or about Februar 23,
2008; that he took a series of photographs submitted into evidence as Defendant's Exhibits 11,
14, and 16, which depicted CC-3 engaging in what appeared to be the "cutting" of "rock
cocaine," on or about Februar 21, 2008; and that he gave a cat as a belated Valentine's Day
present to his mother on or about Februar 21, 2008.
22. The testimony of CC-4 as aforesaid was materially false and perjurious as CC-4
then and there knew, and as the defendant CHARES F. DAUM well knew when he procured it,
in that the true facts as known to both were as follows: during the time period between Februar20,2008, and February 23, 2008, CC-4 was not in Washington, D.C.; CC-4 did not tal,e the
series of photographs submitted into evidence as Defendant's Exhibits 11, 14, and 16, which
depicted CC- 3 engaging in what appeared to be the "cutting" of "rock cocaine, on or about
February 21, 2008, nor at any other time; and he did not gave his mother a cat as a Valentine's
Day present on or about Februar 21,2008, nor at any other time; all in violation of Title 18,
United States Code, Section 1622 and Title 18, United States Coe, Section 2.
(Subornation of Perjur, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1622).
COUNT SEVEN
23. The allegations in paragraphs One through Nine are realleged and incorporated
herein.
24. From on or about April 30, 2008, through on or about September 24, 2008, the
exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in le District of Columbia, the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUVl did wilfully suborn and procure CC-l to commit perjur by testifying
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25. It was material to the said case described in paragraph One to determine (a)
whether Delante Whte resided at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Apartment #2, Washington, D.C., at
the time the cocaine was seized by MPD pursuant to a search warant executed on or about
February 23, 2008, (b) whether during the time period between October 1,2007, and Februar
23, 2008, Delante Vihite and CC-L actually lived together at 3403 Nicholson Street in
Hyattsvile, Maryland, as reflected in a lease submitted into evidence by the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM, (c) whether a pair of Gucci boots submitted into evidence by the
defendant CHARLES F. DAUM as Defendant's Exhibit 17 had been found by CC-L in a closet
at her home on the morning that CC-L testified at the trial of the case described in paragraph
One, and (d) whether the pair of Gucci boots submitted into evidence by the defendant
CHARES F. DAUM as Defendant's Exhibit 17 belonged to Delante Whte.
26. On or about September 24, 2008, CC- 1 gave false and perjurious testimony under
oath in the case entitled United States of America v. De1ante White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, as follows: that De1ante White and CC-
1 lived together between October i, 2007, and Februar 23,2008, at 3403 Nicholson Street in
Hyattsvile, Marland as reflected in the lease agreement which was submitted into evidence as
Defendant's Exhibit 18; that the pair of Gucci boots submitted into evidence by the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM as Defendant's Exhibit 17 had been found by CC-L in a closet at her home
on the morning that CC-L testified at the trial of Delante White described in paragraph One; and
that those boots belonged to Delante White.
falsely under oath to a material matter in a case entitled United States of America v. Delante
White, Criminal No. 08-065, in the United States District Cour for the District of Columbia.
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27. The testimony of CC- 1 as aforesaid was materially false and perjurious as CC-L
then and there 1mew, and as the defendant CHAES F. DAUM well knew when he procured it,
in that the true facts as known to both were as follows: sometime afer Februar 23,2008, the
date of execution ofthe search warrant at 637 Hamlin Street, N.E., Aparment #2, Washington,
D.C., by MPD, CC- 1 obtained a blan lease agreement from a retail store as directed by the
defendant CHARLES F. DAUM, and thereafter complctcd and cxccutcd thc lcase agreement
along with Delante White and an unndicted co-conspirator, which indicated that CC- 1 had lived
with Delante White during the time period between October 1, 2007, and Februar 23, 2008, at
3403 Nicholson Street in Hyattsvile, Maryland; at no time did either CC-L or De1ante Whiteactually Ii ve at 3403 Nicholson Street in Hyattsvile, Marland; that CC- 1 and CC-2 purchased a
pair of Gucci boots on or about September 15, 2008, after being advised by the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM that he needed the Gucci boots as evidence in the upcoming trial of
De1ante White; and that those boots which were submitted into evidence by the defendant
CHARLES F. DAUM as Defendant's Exhibit 17, at the trial of Del ante White did not come from
the closet of CC- l 's home that morning and did not, in fact, helong to Delante White; all in
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violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1622 and Title 18, United States Code, Section
2.
(Subornation of Perjury, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1622).
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Arthur ". Wytt, Chie .Narcotic and DangeroJs Drug SectionCriminal Division, Deparment of Justice1400 'lew York Avenue, KW.Bond BuildingWashington, D.C. 20005
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By:Stephen . May, A~Robert A. Spelke (
DonnelJ TurnerTrial AttorneysNarcotic and Dangerous Drug SectionCriminal Division, Deparment of Justice1400 New York Avenue, N.W.Bond BuildingWashington, D.C. 20005Telephone: (202)514-1286
A TRUE BILL:
FOREPERSON
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