United States v. George Russell Van Kirk

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, District Judge.

George Van Kirk was tried on a four-count indictment charging him with violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641, conversion of government property, namely attempting to sell a fire hose which was the property of the Grand Forks Air Force Base (“GFAFB”), where he was employed as fire chief (Count One); inducing Richard Arries to destroy or conceal records with intent to impair their use in official proceedings in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (Count Two); tampering with a witness in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512 through dealings with William Niswonger and efforts to…