United States v. Virginia Erection Corporation and John P. Shields

BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.

Virginia Erection Corporation (hereinafter Virginia) and its president, John P. Shields, were indicted under 18 U.S. C.A. § 1001 for making false statements under oath to an agency of the United States Government. Additionally, Shields and two employees of Virginia, Arthur Hayston and Blaine E. McGinity, were charged in an indictment under 18 U.S.C.A. § 371 with conspiring to defraud the United States Government.

These indictments grew out of the performance by Virginia of a contract between it and Hercules Powder Company (hereinafter Hercules) involving certain work at…