United States v. Van Riper

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging, in the first eight counts, violations of § 414, Title 8, U.S.C., 8 U.S. C.A. § 414 (34 Stat. 603), and in the second eight counts, violations of § 232, Title 18, U.S.C., 18 U.S.C.A. § 232 (35 Stat. 1111), and in Count 17 a conspiracy, in that he and others conspired to violate § 414, Title 8, U.S.C., 8 U.S.C.A. § 414 (34 Stat. 603).

The first eight counts charged that appellant advised named aliens not entitled to naturalization to file their preliminary papers declaring an intent to become citizens of the United States.…