Thomas E. Mosheim and Sol Jamail v. United States

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Upon waiver of a jury trial, 1 the defendants were tried to the court without a jury, and each of them was found guilty of making a false oath in a bankruptcy proceeding 2 and of conspiracy to swear falsely in such proceeding. 3

The second count of the indictment charged that Mosheim testified falsely before the trustee in bankruptcy that neither he, personally, nor any business venture with which he was associated, nor his “office overhead” received any of the money that was paid to Jamail for his services to the Texas Portland Cement Company. The third count charged that…