Opinion ID: 795375
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Sufficient Evidence Exists to Convict Defendant of Making False Statements

Text: 80 The government presented sufficient evidence to allow a reasonable juror to convict Defendant on both counts of making false statements. Section 1001 of Title 18 prohibits any person from (1) knowingly and wilfully; (2) mak[ing] any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; (3) in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States. Defendant admits that he both testified before the SEC, and had his lawyer send a letter to the SEC stating that he never disclosed any information about the Kellogg-WF buyout. Stephan-Blackwell and Kahl testified that Defendant informed them of the buyout. Accordingly, a reasonable juror could find that Defendant lied, with the requisite intent, to the SEC on two occasions: once when testifying, and once when his attorney wrote to the SEC. 81