United States v. Levine

FORD, District Judge., Defendant moves to dismiss these criminal indictments charging him individually and as treasurer of Lanes Furniture Co., Inc., with income tax evasion, on the ground that during the pre-indictment investigation, there was a- violation of defendant’s rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution.

No evidence was taken at the hearing. Defendant’s version of the facts, which is taken as true solely for purposes of passing on this motion, is as follows. After agents of the Internal Revenue Service began an investigation of defendant’s income tax returns,…