United States v. William Jenkins

The defendant was convicted in the District Court on three counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1361. 1 The indictments charged him with causing others to enter and trespass upon Government-owned real property, that is, vacant houses owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

During 1973-74, HUD was repairing and selling in Detroit some houses which it had acquired from lending institutions pursuant to its Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program following default and foreclosure. Any licensed realtor was allowed to show these houses to potential buyers for the…