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UNITED STATES v. BALLARD

No. 472.

322 U.S. 78 (1944)

UNITED STATES v. BALLARD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 24, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Fahy, with whom Assistant Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Mr. Robert S. Erdahl, and Miss Beatrice Rosenberg were on the brief, for the United States.

Messrs. Roland Rich Woolley and Joseph F. Rank, with whom Mr. Ralph C. Curren was on the brief, for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondents were indicted and convicted for using, and conspiring to use, the mails to defraud. § 215 Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. § 338; § 37 Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. § 88. The indictment was in twelve counts. It charged a scheme to defraud by organizing and promoting the I Am movement through the use of the mails. The charge was that certain designated corporations were formed, literature distributed...

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