NY Lawyer Convicted in Scheme to “Eliminate” and “Neutralize” Fed Witnesses
Atty Robert Simels
It’s good to be vigilante as a defense attorney and protect your client. Then there’s attorneys like Robert Simels who are downright criminal about it. Simply disgraceful. Simels didn’t walk free despite being represented by one of New York’s top lawyers Gerald Shargel.
By Patricia Hurtado
Bloomberg
Robert Simels, a New York criminal defense lawyer, was convicted by a jury of a scheme to “eliminate” and “neutralize” federal witnesses slated to testify against one of his clients.
Simels, a former Special Assistant Attorney General for New York’s Special Prosecutor’s Office who once represented pop artist Peter Max, was convicted of 12 of 13 charges against him, including multiple counts of witness tampering, bribery, and illegal possession of eavesdropping equipment. He was cleared of a sole charge of making false statements to the U.S.
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Posted: 8/21/09 at 8:28 AM under News Story.
Tags: Gerald Shargel, Peter Max, Robert Simels, witness tampering
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