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Khan named in indictment?Lead attorney, Robert SimelsRobert Simels, the lead attorney for embattled Guyanese businessman Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan has been charged with attempting to “eliminate” the main witness against his client, federal officials said.Simels was arrested yesterday afternoon and accused in an 18-page federal complaint of paying an alleged ‘Phantom Squad’ member $1,000 for the hit – which also included strict orders not to kill the witness’ mother.Arienne Irving, an associate of Simels, and Khan, were also named as defendants in the indictment.Simels, who was arraigned with conspiring to obstruct justice yesterday afternoon in Brooklyn Federal Court, is alleged to have arranged the hit for his client, Khan, who is accused of leading a drug-dealing ring.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 $1,000 down payment for the hit.The two were caught on tape, according to the federal complaint, with Simels saying, “Here’s $1,000 to get started.”Shaheed ‘Roger’ KhanWhen the undercover informant said “no problem,” Simels replied, “All [Khan] says is be careful. He says don’t kill the [witness’] mother.”During the brief conversation, Simels also said, “Well, [Khan] would like as much pressure being put on [John Doe No. 1] as possible.”In an affidavit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York sworn to and signed by a female Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), it was documented that Simels, Khan and Irving, together with others, conspired with others to corruptly persuade and engage in misleading conduct toward other persons, with intent to (a) influence and prevent the testimony of persons in an official proceeding, to wit: United States v Shaheed Khan, 06-CR-255 (DLI), a federal criminal trial of the defendant Shaheed Khan in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and (b) cause and induce persons to withhold testimony in an official proceeding, to wit: the trial in the United States v Shaheed Khan, 06-CR-255 (DLI), in violation of title 18, United States Code, Section 1512 (b)(1) and (b)(2)(A) Title 18, United States Code, Section 1512 (k).The witness who had been a DEA special agent for five years and tasked with investigating narcotics trafficking and money laundering offences described portions of certain conversations that were recorded during the course of the court-authorized surveillance.She said that she believed that there was probable cause to believe that the defendants are involved in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.The agent indicated that in May 2008, a reliable confidential source (CS) was notified by, among others, a member of the ‘Phantom Squad’ that Khan’s attorney wanted to speak with the CS, himself a member of the ‘Phantom Squad.’On or about May 13, 2008, acting at the direction of law enforcement, the CS called Simels, who confirmed that he wished to speak with the CS.Thereafter, the CS met Simels and Irving at Simels’ Law office on a number of occasions and communicated with them both by e-mail and telephone. It was noted that in the initial recorded conversation in May 2008,Buy Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes, Simels asked the CS to assist in locating certain individuals he believed to be co-operating against Khan.During subsequent conversations in June, July and August 2008, Simels discussed with the CS what to do when the potential witnesses or their family members were located.The special agent related that in substance and in part, Simels discussed a range of options, from offering them money to murdering their family members.It was revealed that captured in the recordings, Simels and Irving had conferred about these options with Khan before discussing them with the CS.Irving reportedly attended some of the meetings with the CS and regularly met with Khan.It was during a May 13, 2008 meeting that Simels and Irving allegedly discussed several matters with the CS, including whether the CS would testify on Khan’s behalf.Simels and Irving further discussed certain individuals whom they expected would testify against Khan at his federal criminal trial.Among them was a woman, ‘Jane Doe #1’ and two men, ‘John Doe # 1’ and John Doe # 2.’In part, Simels told the CS that John Doe # 1 was crucial to the government’s case against Khan, explaining that the entire case “is based upon (John Doe # 1).”Irving inquired if the CS kne