Paul O. Johnson v. United States

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was convicted on two counts of a four-count indictment: 1 (1) filing a false claim on October 8, 1963, against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287 2 (Count III of the indictment), and (2) making false statements on October 8, 1963, to a department or agency of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (Count IV of the indictment). 3

The defendant received similar sentences on each count, imprisonment for sixty days and a fine of $10,000, the sentences to be served concurrently and the total fine to be limited to $10,000.

The defendant’s…