United States v. Thomas F. Johnson

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Thomas F. Johnson appeals his conviction for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 281 (1958 ed.), the conflict of interest statute. 1 He was found guilty on counts 2 through 8 of an indictment which charged that he, as a Congressman, had received payment for attempting to have the Justice Department dismiss a mail fraud indictment against the officers of a savings and loan association. Finding no error, we affirm.

This appeal concerns Johnson’s second trial. He formerly was convicted on all counts of the indictment, including a conspiracy count which was based in part on a speech…