United States v. Johns

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

I. Introduction

The defendant, H. William Johns, was employed by Acme Markets, Inc., between May of 1979 and November of 1984, as director of packaging, equipment, and supplies procurement. Before May of 1979, he worked for Acme first as a quality control supervisor, and later as a packaging buyer. As director of packaging, equipment, and supplies procurement, Johns was responsible for Acme’s purchases of non-resale items, such as bags, cans, packaging supplies, and janitorial supplies and services.

In August of 1979, Johns arranged for the…