Manuel Ray Rua, Jr., A/K/A John T. Welk v. United States

HAYS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession and concealment of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes with intent to defraud. 18 U.S.C. § 472. Appellant urges that the indictment was fatally defective in that it failed to charge specifically that he knew of the counterfeit nature of the notes, and that the evidence was insufficient to show an intent to defraud. We find appellant’s points without merit and therefore affirm.

The indictment included nine counts: counts one through five, and seven charged the defendant with fraudulently passing counterfeit notes…