United States v. Prussian

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, an attorney at law, was convicted below for falsely forging by endorsement, the payee’s name on a draft of the United States, giving a refund of income taxes. Title 18, U. S. Code, § 262 (18 USCA § 262) U. S. Criminal Code § 148. He was employed to obtain a refund of taxes for the estate of Jennie E. Mackay. His power of attorney dated February 27,1925, authorized him to represent his client and aet for him, “in connection with all matters in any way relating to the Federal Income Tax return filed by me on behalf of said Estate, covering the 1919 income tax…