United States v. Kaiser

MERCER, Chief Judge.

Defendants are charged by indictment with the crime of conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 371. That section provides in pertinent part: “If two or more persons conspire * * * to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each” shall be punished as provided therein.

The conspiracy charged is alleged to consist of a scheme by defendants to embezzle a part of the tolls paid by motorists using the Rock Island…