United States v. Leonard Bednar

On January 17, 1983, Leonard Bednar was convicted on three counts of knowingly making material false statements to the grand jury which was investigating the Stix & Company (Stix) fraud, and on one count of making false entries in the records at Stix in violation of the securities laws. This court affirmed the conviction. United States v. Bednar, 728 F.2d 1043 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 105 S.Ct. 110, 83 L.Ed.2d 54 (1984). Bednar now appeals the district court’s decision denying his motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. For the reasons hereinafter stated,…