United States v. Espy

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

URBINA, District Judge.

Denying All Motions

I. Introduction

On August 27,1997, a grand jury returned an indictment against former Secretary of Agriculture, Alphonso Michael Espy, based on events that occurred when he headed the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). The thirty-nine count indictment details a series of federal offenses the defendant violated when he allegedly solicited, accepted, and later attempted to conceal receipt of illegal gratuities from persons and entities regulated by the USD A. The majority of the offenses center around the Mail…