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STATE OF MARYLAND
v.
CHRISTOS VASILIADES
l0l N. Haven Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
D.O.B.: 0512611978
(TRUE BILL)
Conspitacy - Obstruction / Intimidation (Common Law; Maryland Criminal Law Article g9-305(a))
Intimidate Witness by Threat - Felony (Victim 1) (Maryland Criminal Law Articls $9-305(a))
Intimidate Vy'itness by Corrupt Means - Felony (Victim l) (Maryland Criminal Law Article g9-305(a)
Intimidate Witness by Threat - Felony (Victim 2) (Maryland Criminal Law Article g9-305(a)
Intimidate Witness by Corrupt Means - Felony (Victim 2) (Maryland Criminal Law Article g9-305(a))
Solicitation to Intimidate Witness - Felony (Victim 1) (Maryland Criminal Law Article g9-305(b)
Solicitation to Intimidate \itness - Felony (Victim 2) (Maryland Criminal Law Article $9-305(b))
Influence Victim to Withhold Testmony (Victim l) (Maryland Criminal Law Article g9-302(aXt))
Induce Victim to be Absent from Proceeding (Victim l) (Maryland Criminal Law Aticle g9-302(a)(2))
Influence Witness to Withhold Testimony (Victim 2) (Maryland Criminal Law Afticle g9-302(a)(l))
Induce Vy'itness to be Absent from Proceeding (Victim 2) (Maryland Criminal Law Afticle g9-302(a)(2)
Katie l)orian
Assistant Attorney General
Chief, Organized Crime
4t0-576-6458
STATE OF MARYLAND ,r IN THE
v * CIRCUIT COURT
Defendant
* CASE NO: 1t?143008
INDICTMENT
The Grand Jurors for the State of Maryland for Baltimore City charge:
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, in Baltimore
City, did unlawfully conspire with others known and unknown, to obstruct justice and intimidate
witnesses in a pending felony rape case, through unlawlul criminal means including, but not
limited to, threatening to harm the witnesses with deportation, and offering to pay the witnesses to
not show up to court and to not testiff, with the intent to intimidate the witnesses out of performing
their official duties to testify in an ofnicial proceeding to which they had een subpoenaed and
summoned, and trying to induce the witnesses to withhold testimony in a pehding felony criminal
case, the offense being the commission of a crime of violence as described under Criminal Law
Article, Section 14-101, of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of the Common Law of
Maryland as well as the Criminal Law Article, sections 9-305, 9-302, and 9-306, of the Maryland
Code, against the peace, govemment, and dignity of the State.
2. Later that evening, VASILIADES and RODRIGUEZ arcived - at the meeting place
(a previously agreed upon restaurant) in Baltimore City, Maryland, and met with I and
both of whom are State's witnesses in the felony rape case against VASILIADES'
client. VASILIADES introduced himself as the attomey who represents the defendant in the case
in which was a victim, and RODRIGUEZ presented himself as VASILIADES'
interpreter (I and I both primarily speak Spanish, but I does
understand and speak some English).
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3. During the April ll,20l7 meeting, VASILIADES and RODRIGUEZwarnedf
I and I of the potential risk of being deported if they testify in court, and explained
that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would likely be present in the
courtroom for their client. VASILADES and RODRIGUEZ c,ited new federal laws and policies
and maintained that there is a high risk that I and I would be deported if they
testify in court.
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At the beginning of the meeting on May 18,2017, VASILIADES ordered that
everyone place their cell phones on the desk in the lobby, and prohibited them from bringing the
phones with them into the office where they would be meeting. Upon everyone complying with
this instruction, VASILIADES led everyone into the office.
11. At the conclusion of the May 18, 2017 meeting, VASILIADES explained that he
would call I after speaking to his client and securing the money. VASILIADES and
RODRIGUEZ offered to show the money to I and I the night before trial, to
prove that they in fact did have the money to give them. VASILIADES instructed I and
"Please, don't say nothing on the phones. Don't say nothing on the phones. For me
and for you."
Common Law; Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Lw Article fS 9-305(a)(c), 9-302, 9-306
-CJIS Code /,C0359
Couxr Two
(Inrrvrrolrn Wrrwsss By THRAT' Fnloxy Orrnxsn)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did by threat
try to influence, intimidate, and impede a witness, in the
performance of her official duties, the offense being a crime of violence as described under
Criminal Law Article, Section l4-101 of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal
Law Article, Section 9-305(a) of the Maryland Code, against the peace, govemment, and dignity
of the State.
Couxr Foun
(Ixrruroarn Wrrxnss By THREAT - FsLoNv Orrnnsn)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did by threat
try to influence, intimidate, and impede a witness in the
performance of his official duties, the offense being a crime of violence as described under
Criminal Law Article, Section 14-l0l of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal
Law Article, Section 9-305(a) of the Maryland Code, against the peace, government, and dignity
of the State.
Couxr Frve
(Inrrrurnlre lVrness sy ConRupr Meaxs - FBr,oxy Orrensn)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did by corrupt
means try to influence, intimidate, and impede a witness in the
performance of his official duties, the offense being a crime of violence as described under
Criminal Law Article, Section 14-101 of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal
Law Article, Section 9-305(a) of the Maryland Code, against the peace, government, and dignity
of the State.
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did solicit
Edgar lvan RODRIGUEZ to, by threat and comrpt means try to influence, intimidate, and impede
a witness, in the performance of her official duties, the offense
being a crime of violence as desibed under Criminal Law Article, Section 14-101 of the
Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal Law Article, Section 9-305(b) of the
Maryland Code, against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.
Couxr Srvnx
(Sot IcrrnrroN To lxrrnnrorro WrrNEss - Fnlouv OrreNsn)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017 , did solicit
Edgar Ivan RODRIGUEZ to, by threat and comrpt means try to influence, intimidate, and impede
a witness in the performance of his official duties, the offense
being a crime of violence as described under Criminal Law Article, Section 14-101 of the
Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal Law Article, Section 9-305(b) of the
Maryland Code, against the peace, govemment, and dignity of the State.
Couxr ErcH'r
(Ixrlunxce Vrcrrn ro Wrrnuot,D TESrrMoNy)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did threaten
to harm with the intent to influence the victim to withhold
testimony, the offense being the commission of a crime of violence as described under Criminal
Law Article, Section 14-101 of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal Law
Article, Section 9-302(a)(l) of the Maryland Code, against the peace, government, and dignity of
the State.
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did threaten
to harm with the intent to induce the victim to be absent from an
official proceeding to which the victim has been subpoenaed and summoned, the offense being the
commission of a crime of violence as described under Criminal Law Article, Section i4-101 of
the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal Law Article, Section 9-305(a)(2) of the
Maryland Code, against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.
CounrTnu
(Ixnluoxcn Wrrxnss ro \ryrruuor,o Tusrruonv)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did threaten
to harm with the intent to influence the witness to withhold
testimony, the offense being the commission of a crime of violence as described under Criminal
Law Article, Section 14-101 of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal Law
Article, Section 9-302(a)(1) of the Maryland Code, against the peace, goverment, and dignity of
the State.
CouxrElpvnx
(Ixoucn Wrxsss ro BE Anspnr FRoM ORncrnl. Pnocenotnc)
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 2017, did threaten
to harm with the intent to induce the witness to be absent from an
official proceeding to which the witness has been subpoenaed and summoned, the offense being
the commission of a crime of violence as described under Criminal Law Article, Section 14-101
of the Maryland Code, to wit: rape, in violation of Criminal Law Article, Section 9-302(a)(2) of
the Maryland Code, against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.
The Jurors of the State of Maryland for the body of the City of Baltimore, do on their oath
present that the aforesaid DEFENDANT, late of said City, in April and May of 20 I 7 , did by threat
and conupt means try to obstruct and impede the administration ofjustice in State of Marylandv.
Maro Aguilar-Delostantos, case number 116112002, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, in
violation of Criminal Law Article, Section 9-306 of the Maryland Code, against the peace,
government, and dignity of the State.
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Knrrp DoRleN fucuRno GresoN
Assistant Attorney General Special Assistant Attorney General
Chief, Organized Crime Major Investigations
Maryland Attomey General's Office Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office
200 Saint Paul Place 120 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Baltimore, Maryland 21242
(410) s76-64s8 (443) 984-6048