United States v. Donald F. Bettenhausen and Bernice A. Bettenhausen

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

Donald F. and Bernice A. Bettenhausen, husband and wife, appeal their convictions under a multiple count indictment of making an income tax return containing written declarations not believed to be true, and making and using false writings, in the form of altered checks and other documents, to substantiate improper deductions to the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Bettenhausen was convicted of filing such returns containing untrue declarations for 1966, 1967 and 1968, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 7206(1) and 18 U.S.C.A. § 2. Mrs. Bettenhausen was convicted of the same…