United States v. Kortepeter

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Appellants challenge judgments of imprisonment and fines imposed after verdicts of guilt were rendered against them. They were charged with, fraudulently diverting W.P.A. funds, fraudulently diverting W. P.A services, and conspiring to defraud the United States by doing the aforesaid, and other illegal acts.

Their alleged misdeeds arose out of the use of W.P.A. labor and funds in laying two streets in a fourteen acre tract of farm land owned entirely by Derbyshire, who was planning to subdivide the tract. Korte-peter, his son-in-law, was the “co-ordinator” of the W.P.A.,…