United States v. Cindrich

MARSH, District Judge.

George Cindrich, Jr., defendant, was indicted on three counts under Section 145(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, 26 U.S.C. § 145(b), for “willfully” and “knowingly” “attempting to evade and defeat a large part of the income táx” which he and his wife owed for the years 1948, 1949 and 1951, and accomplishing this “by filing and causing to be filed * * * false and fraudulent * * * return[s]. * * *"

The jury found the defendant guilty of the third count for the year 1951 and acquitted him on the first and second counts for the years 1948 and 1949. The defendant did…