Bettman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of. Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Morris U. Bettman was convicted of using the mails to promote a scheme and artifice to defraud and obtain money by false pretenses, and he brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of. Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Morris U. Bettman was convicted of using the mails to promote a scheme and artifice to defraud and obtain money by false pretenses, and he brings error. Plaintiff in error was indicted upon two counts, under section 215 of the Criminal Code of the United States, for using the mails to promote a scheme and artifice to defraud and to obtain money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises. There was conviction under both counts, and…
1Opinion of the CourtKnappen, Circuit Judge
[1] (after stating the facts as above). 1. Reversal of the judgment below is asked on several grounds; The first ground is that the facts stated in the indictment do not constitute a “scheme or artifice" within the meaning of section 215 of the Criminal Code, the material portions of which are copied in the margin.1
*823Defendant’s contention, broadly stated, seems to be that the statute does not apply to the act of oiic engaged generally in a legitimate business otherwise legitimately conducted, but who for the purpose of obtaining money, property or financial credit makes a knowingly false…
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