United States v. Horton J. Brown

Defendant Horton J. Brown appeals from conviction on 17 counts of violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 1 and one count of violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to violate § 1001). He received concurrent three year sentences on each count, the sentences to be suspended conditioned upon defendant spending six months in a jail-type institution and being placed on probation for an additional period of two and one-half years. He was also fined $5,000 on each count, with the fines suspended as to all but one count.

Defendant raises two contentions on this appeal, neither of which has merit. He first…