United States v. Kushner

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Five counts of an indictment brought in the district court against the appellant herein, Bernard Kushner, together with four codefendants, accused him of violating the Customs Act, 19 U.S.C.A. §§ 1593(a), 1593(b), and § 483(b), by importing and assisting the importation of undeclared gold bullion from Canada; a sixth count charged him and the others with conspiring to commit these offenses and to defraud the United States, 18 U.S.C.A. § 88. Appellant’s codefendants pleaded guilty, and a jury convicted him on all counts. It was undisputed that the codefendants successfully…