United States v. Ellen Mae Dix

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:

Here we have an appeal from a judgment of conviction in federal court for stealing property that was “in the care, custody, control, management, or possession” of a national bank (18 U.S.C. § 2113(b)). The best point that the appellant, Mrs. Dix, has is that even if she did do something wrong it was not within the purview of the federal courts.

Mrs. Dix was a distant relative of A. B. Malouf, a wealthy man of advancing years who lived in Los Angeles. Mrs. Dix’s mother was both a relative and close friend of Mrs. Malouf. After a lifetime of business experience, primarily…