Legal Opinion

United States v. Herbert G. Blecker, United States of America v. Icarus Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 27, 1981No. 80-5014, 80-5015PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Icarus Corporation (Icarus) and its president, Herbert Blecker, challenge the convictions of each on six counts of presenting false claims to an agency of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287 and Icarus’ conviction on two counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Icarus and Blecker contend that venue was improper in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. They further argue that there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions for either submitting false claims or mail fraud and that…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. United States v. MazeSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. United States v. Theodore J. Isaacs and Otto Kerner, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
  5. Travis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by56 opinions

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  5. United States v. LeahyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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