Legal Opinion
Howard A. Blachly and Robert L. McMillen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1967No. 23574_1PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
These are appeals from convictions by a jury of 18 counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341. 1 The original indictment charged Blachly, McMillen and Hockensmith 2 with use of the mails to effect sales of water softeners under a fraudulent referral selling plan to various persons in the area of Morgan City, Louisiana. Hockensmith pleaded guilty. Blachly, charged as a direct principal, was convicted on 17 counts of mail fraud and sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment on one count, sentencing on the remaining counts suspended with 5 years’ supervised probation.…
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