Samuel H. Taran v. United States

JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury, on each of the two counts in an indictment, of having violated 18 U.S.C. § 1505.

In general, § 1505 serves a purpose in the administrative field similar to that of §§ 1503 and 1504 in the judicial field. The part of it that is here pertinent deals with contaminations of, or endeavors to contaminate, the administration of the law involved “in any proceeding pending before any department or agency of the United States”. More specifically, it creates a criminal offense against “Whoever .corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any…