Nicola v. United States

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered upon the verdict of a jury.

F. F. Nicola, hereinafter called defendant, was indicted, tried, and convicted for attempting to defeat and evade a part, $26,394.20, of his income tax for the year 1928, in violation of section 146 (b) of the Revenue Act of that year (26 USCA § 2146 (b) which provides that:

“(b) Any person required under this title to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by this title, who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax, and any person who willfully…