United States v. Jeremiah P. Buckley, Ellsworth B. Sargent, Washington Water Power Co., and Sargent-Tyee Construction Co.

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

The Government appeals the dismissal of an indictment of one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The district court dismissed the indictment on the ground that the Government had not alleged, or shown that it could prove, that a lobbyist disclosure form, mailed by appellee Washington Water Power Company (“WWPC”), contained false information. Because the indictment provided a minimally adequate description of the charge sufficient to enable preparation of a defense and a plea of double jeopardy, we reverse.

FACTS

In January 1981 the grand' jury indicted…