Borgia v. United States

GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Frank Borgia, and four others, one of whom was Ed Capece, alias Frank Staccio, were indicted, charged with attempting to defraud the United States of the tax on spirits distilled by them; with possession and custody of a still and distilling apparatus not registered with the Collector of Internal Revenue; failure to give said Collector of Internal Revenue notice of such business; with carrying on business as distillers with intent to defraud the United States of the tax on spirits distilled by them; with making and fermenting sugar mash fit for distillation…