United States v. Arthur Canton

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial in the Eastern District of New York. Arthur Canton was. convicted on nine counts of transporting falsely made and forged securities across state lines in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314, 1 and on one count of conspiring to do so, 18 U.S.C. § 371. For the purpose of giving color of title to purchasers of stolen cars, the appellant had paid one Cynthia Wharton, on at least nine occasions, to prepare fraudulent New York state motor vehicle registration certificates and take them from New York to New Jersey, where they were exchanged for New Jersey…