Brooklyn grand jury indicts Queens attorney on charges of bribing witness
Queens criminal defense attorney John Scarpa Jr. was indicted in federal court in Brooklyn Tuesday for allegedly bribing a witness who testified in a double-homicide trial.
Scarpa allegedly plotted with Charles Gallman to bribe a witness to give false testimony in a trial for Scarpa’s client Reginald Ross who was charged with two unrelated murders.
“Defense attorneys do all they can to help their clients fight criminal charges, which is everyone’s right by law,” said FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Richard Sweeney.