United States v. Charles Schwarz, Thomas Wiese, and Thomas Bruder, Justin A. Volpe and Michael Bellomo

We write for the limited purpose of addressing appellants’ claim that the Government violated its obligation to disclose exculpatory material under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), and Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 92 S.Ct. 763, 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972).

I

We assume familiarity with the facts of this case, which are presented in detail in an opinion of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Eugene H. Nickerson, Judge). See United States v. Bruder, 103 F.Supp.2d 155 (E.D.N.Y.2000). We summarize below only the facts…