United States v. Mark II Electronics of Louisiana, Inc.

COMISKEY, District Judge.

Defendants Mark II Electronics of Louisiana, Inc., James M. Scanlan, William Gray, Charles Yuspeh and Robert Maycroft were originally indicted on February 18, 1965, for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1341, which prohibits mail fraud. According to the indictment, the defendants engaged in promoting a referral selling plan to effect sales of intercommunicating, fire and burglar alarm systems, which referral selling plan was allegedly fraudulent in violation of § 1341. The alleged criminal acts took place during the years 1962 through 1964. The fraudulent acts consisted of a…