United States v. Robert J. Gulino

This appeal is by Robert J. Gulino, from a conviction for perjury (giving false testimony before a Grand Jury) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623 . Six counts were charged, with a jury finding a verdict of guilty upon three of these.

On November 6, 1975, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Washington began an inquiry into possible federal crimes in the events surrounding the award of a contract for the services of consulting engineers. The Grand Jury was considering whether or not crimes of political corruption or racketeering had occurred under the Hobbs & Travel Acts, Title 18 U.S.C. sections 1951 and 1952, and section 371, and whether or not false statements had been made to federal funding agencies under Title 18 U.S.C. § 1001 . The events under investigation were in connection with the design of a bridge project in the City of Seattle called the West Seattle Freeway Bridge Project (WSFBP). The firm awarded the project was the Baltimore-based firm of Knoerle, Bender Stone & Associates, Inc. (KBS). KBS ultimately earned approximately one and one-half million dollars on the project, the largest contract ever awarded to a consultant by the City of Seattle.

The…