United States v. Long

BREWSTER, District Judge.

In this case the defendant was indicted under title 18 U.S.C.A. § 80, Cr.Code, § 35, as amended, the United States alleging in five counts that on five different occasions he caused to be ushd a false pay roll in a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, to wit, the pay roll for Public Works Administration, Project No. 2384, Water Works System in the Town of Townsend. The pay rolls in question were for the weeks ending July 7 and 14, 1934, and December 29, 1934, and January 5 and 12, 1935.

Upon the trial with jury, at the conclusion of the…