Commonwealth v. Antonini

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

Defendant-appellee, an employe of the City of Philadelphia, was charged in three indictments with making-false and untrue entries in the tax ledger of the City as to the amusement taxes paid to the receiver of taxes, for the years 1945,1946 and 1947.

The evidence showed that the defendant, for each year, certified on the ledger of the receiver of taxes that a stated amount of amusement taxes was received and paid to the city treasurer. The amount thus certified was much less than that actually received, and the difference was apparently embezzled by employes of that…