United States v. Steven D. Martin

McRAE, Senior District Judge.

Defendant-appellant Steven D. Martin appealed his conviction on two counts of filing a false statement with a government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. For the reasons set forth below, the Court affirms the convictions.

I

In 1987, the United States Secret Service and the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) began an investigation of suspected illicit trafficking in food stamps. Appellant was general manager of Project Management Systems, Inc. (“PMS”), a corporation under contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky…