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Defendant in CW-1 scam admits lying to federal agent
Zeaur Rahman Dalu completed Friday his testimony against five co-defendants about his participation in a fake jobs scheme that victimized Bangladeshi workers with false representations.
After Dalu’s testimony, the U.S. government called Abu Bakkar Beg to the witness stand. Beg, 25, the third alleged victim in the case, will continue his testimony when the trial resumes in federal court tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8am.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour is presiding over the trial of TBK Auto Cares owner David Trung Quoc Phan; Phan’s fiancée, Analyn Nunez; Muksedur Rahman; Rahman’s wife, Shahinur Akter; and Rahman’s brother, Md. Rafiqul Islam.
Dalu, who has already pleaded guilty, agreed to testify against his co-defendants as part of a plea deal.
Speaking through an interpreter Friday, Dalu admitted lying to Homeland Security Investigations special agent Michael Lansangan, telling Lansangan in an interview that he was not part of the recruitment. He said he lied to Lansangan.
Dalu admitted that he and his mother, Jamela Khatun, were part of the recruitment of Md. Tazizul Islam and Rafiqul Islam, and that he received payments from the two and that a portion of the money went to Rahman’s sister. Dalu said no payment came directly to him because it was his mother who got the money and Rahman’s sister. Dalu said his mother did not give back the money.
“I’m not claiming I’m innocent. I have some mistakes. I introduced them to Rahman. That’s my mistake,” said Dalu, through an interpreter.
He said Rahman has been on Saipan for 15 to 20 years already.
In the plea agreement, Dalu admitted that while in Bangladesh prior to October 2015, he participated in the scheme in which Rafiqul Islam had been quoted a price of 1,800,000 in Bangladesh takas to obtain a work permit and visa in the CNMI.
