United States v. Orion T. Whiting, Jr., and Lucretia Killings

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

Orion T. Whiting, Jr., and Lucretia M. Killings appeal from judgments of the District Court based upon a jury verdict whereby they were found guilty of receiving wagers in a lottery operation without having previously paid the special occupational tax and without having registered and furnished information with regard to the business as required by the federal statutes and regulations. (See 26 U.S.C. §§ 4401, 4411, 4412, 4901, 7203, 7262, and 7272. C.F.R. Title 26 § 325.50) Whiting was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and fined $10,-000, and Killings was sentenced…