Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas James Martin, United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Joseph Paul Biernat, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 28, 2004No. 03-2007, 03-2255, 03-2459PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Minneapolis City Councilman Joseph Biernat (“Biernat”) appeals his convictions of mail fraud, causing the theft of union funds, and lying to the FBI. Thomas Martin (“Martin”), business manager for the Plumber’s Union Local 15 (the “Union”), pled guilty to mail fraud and theft from a union organization. He appeals the district court’s 1 two-level sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice. The government cross-appeals Biernat’s two-level “minor role” reduction. We affirm.
I. FACTS
This is a public corruption case in which Joseph Biernat and Thomas Martin were accused…
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