Affidavit in support of criminal complaint — No. 1:23-mj-02311 (Dkt. 1-1, D. Md.)

Summary

An affidavit in support of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant against Eric Tano Tataw, Case No. 1:23-mj-02311-ADC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, filed September 1, 2023 as Document 1-1 by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent. It supports a charge of witness tampering under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1). The affidavit states that an investigation found Tataw's company, National Telegraph, LLC, was approved for PPP loans totaling over $163,000 in 2020 and 2021 on false employee, payroll and revenue information. It recounts that a subpoenaed grand jury witness reported Tataw directed the witness to testify falsely to having worked for National Telegraph and handed over two purported Statements of Earnings, and that the witness recorded a conversation. It was attested before United States Magistrate Judge A. David Copperthite.

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