Alexander Bisno v. United States

JERTBERG, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, hereafter referred to as Bisno, was indicted on a single count of knowingly and fraudulently concealing from a trustee in bankruptcy property belonging to a bankrupt estate in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. Section 152. This section provides, in pertinent part:

Whoever knowingly and fraudulently conceals from the trustee charged with the control or custody of property in any bankruptcy proceeding, any property belonging to the estate of a bankrupt shall be fined or imprisoned or both.

The indictment arose out of bankruptcy proceedings against Bisno which were…