BECKWITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 18752.

293 F.2d 471 (1961)

Russell BECKWITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter T. Norman, Jr., Gassaway, Allen & Norman, Borger, Tex., for appellant.

W. B. West, III, U. S. Atty., William L. Hughes, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


JONES, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by the United States under the provisions of 31 U.S.C.A. § 231, charging the appellant, Russell Beckwith, with making and presenting, or causing to be made and presented, two false claims to the Veterans Administration for the purpose of inducing that agency to grant loan guaranties and pay cash gratuities in connection with the purchase of homes by veterans.

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