United States v. Roy M. Bloom, Philip Polishook, Roy M. Bloom, Inc. And K. Polishook & Son Corp.

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions for using the mails to defraud. Count I of the four count indictment charged Roy M. Bloom, Roy M. Bloom, Inc., Philip Polishook, and K. Polishook & Son Corp. with conspiring in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 with Murray Kraut (named as a co-conspirator but not indicted) to engage by use of the mails in a fraudulent “count the diamonds” prize winning contest, entitled “Diamond Puzzle.” Counts II, III, and IY charged Bloom individually with causing the “contest” circulars to be mailed to three specific addresses in violation of 18 U. S.C.…