United States v. Union Timber Products Co.
District Court, W.D. Washington
The Union Timber Products Company was indicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States by inducing the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation to execute and enter into a contract and agreement for the construction of vessels and to advance money thereon. On demurrer to the indictment.
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
The indictment charges the defendants with a continuing conspiracy from the 16th day of April, 1917, to date of filing the indictment, May 16, 1919, to defraud the United States, and the doing of certain overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy from time to time, to and including the 15th day of November, 1917.
The charge is that the purpose of the defendants was to fraudulently induce the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, of which the United States was the sole owner, to execute and enter into a certain contract and agreement with the said…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The Lake MonroeSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United States v. CarlinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1917
3Cited by5 opinions
- Langer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Gould Coupler Co. v. U. S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1919
- Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1920
- Perna v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1920
- Ex parte GrahamDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1944