United States v. Schulte

O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

John Schulte appeals from his conviction on one charge of making a false statement to the government. See 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a). The charge alleged he made five false statements during a voluntary interview with a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agent while a search warrant was being executed at the offices of Schulte’s employer, Spectranet-ics. Schulte claims two of the charged statements were not false, and therefore, cannot support the verdict as a matter of law. As to all five statements, he contends the government failed to prove both his intent to…