Legal Opinion
United States v. Kathleen Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1992No. 92-5022PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
The government compelled Kathleen Harris, through a grant of use immunity, to testify about her role in Rubber Craft-ers, Inc.’s scheme to defraud the United States by supplying the Navy with defective lifeboats. The government then claimed that it independently discovered evidence that incriminated her in the scheme, and sought her indictment in the Northern District of West Virginia. The grand jury charged Harris with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by obtaining payment of false claims, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286; two counts of submission…
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