United States v. Cook

The question presented is whether 18 U. S. C. § 660 (1964 ed.), which prohibits certain embezzlements by employees of “any firm, association, or corporation engaged in commerce as a common carrier,” 1 applies to the conduct of an employee of an individual doing business as a common carrier. The indictment in this case charged that, while riding on his employer’s truck, appellee, “a truck driver for Tolbert Hawkins, an individual engaged in commerce as a common carrier,” embezzled approximately $200 from funds of his employer accruing from an interstate shipment of bananas. Holding that the…