United States v. Henry Baptiste

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Henry Baptiste appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1623 for making false declarations before a grand jury and using documents containing a false and materia! declaration in his grand jury testimony. He was sentenced to pay a fine of one thousand dollars and to three years probation. We affirm.

Baptiste testified before a grand jury which was investigating Community Advancement, Inc. (CAI), an organization that had received federal funds to provide social services to poor people in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The investigation centered on whether CAI officials had skimmed…