A Baltimore criminal defense attorney was arrested today for allegedly offering a Spanish-speaking woman and her spouse $3,000 not to show up to the trial for his client, her accused rapist, and intimidating them by saying they’d be deported once the trial was over.
Authorities served an arrest warrant to attorney Christos Vasiliades in Baltimore City Circuit Court this morning. According to a copy of the indictment provided by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, Vasiliades arranged two meetings with the woman and her husband to try to get them to back off the case against his client. Court records identify her accused rapist as 34-year-old Mario Aguilar-Delosantos.
The indictment says Vasiliades’ interpreter, Edgar Ivan Rodriguez, assisted in the scheme. He’s also facing felony charges.
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