United States v. Alexander Towns

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is an agency of the United States so that theft from the AAFES causes the government to suffer an actual property loss, subjecting the person accused of the theft to prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 641. 1 We conclude that AAFES is an agency of the United States, and a theft of its property causes property loss to the United States and 18 U.S.C. § 641 is applicable, and we affirm.

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Appellant was convicted before a United States Magistrate of the theft of two “Pillow Sacks” from the…