(Download) "Henderson v. United States." by United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Henderson v. United States.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Release Date : January 28, 1944
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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The indictment herein alleges that appellant was the duly qualified and acting chairman of War Price and Rationing Board No. 5-48 set up by the Office of Price Administration, an agency of the United States, and that, while occupying such position, he "did knowingly, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously embezzle certain property of the United States, to-wit: 250 A gasoline rationing coupons, * * * which said property had * * * come into the possession of said defendant in the regular course of his official duty as Chairman of said War Price and Rationing Board as aforesaid, said defendant then and there well knowing said property to be property of the United States." A jury verdict of guilty was returned, and defendant-appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for five years. A second count of the indictment was dismissed before submission to the jury.