Grand Jury Indicts Ink Expert in Stewart Case
A federal grand jury indicted a government ink expert accused of lying during his testimony in the Martha Stewart trial, his lawyer said.
Larry F. Stewart, who was the chief forensic scientist for the U.S. Secret Service, was arrested last month. Manhattan federal prosecutors said Larry Stewart lied when he testified in February that he examined a document the government offered into evidence. Other Secret Service scientists, not Stewart, examined the document, prosecutors said.
Judith Wheat, Larry Stewart’s attorney, said her client was charged with two counts of perjury.
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