United States v. Boisvert

DAY, District Judge.

This is an indictment which charges the defendants with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit certain offenses against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. All of the defendants have moved to dismiss it. While these motions differ somewhat in their verbiage, the grounds of the several motions may properly be summarized as follows:

1. The indictment does not inform the defendants of the nature and cause of the accusation against each of them.

2. The indictment does not state facts sufficient to constitute an offense against the United States.

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