BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
We determine in this case whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel bars the government from prosecuting an individual for perjured testimony given by that individual as a defendant in a previous trial. The district court held that the government may prosecute the defendant for perjury because the jury, in reaching its verdict, did not necessarily find that the defendant's statements were true. We AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
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