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UNITED STATES v. THORNTON

No. 81-1304.

672 F.2d 101 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America v. Benjamin T. THORNTON, Prince George's County, Maryland, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1982.

As Amended February 24, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Gilbert, Associate County Atty., Upper Marlboro, Md., with whom Robert B. Ostrom, County Atty., and Steven G. Chappelle, Associate County Atty., Prince George's County, Upper Marlboro, Md., were on brief for appellant.

Sylvia Royce, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Joseph F. McSorley and A. Patricia Frohman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee.

Before MacKINNON, WALD and MIKVA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge, MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Prince George's County (the "County") in contiguous Maryland appeals from a default judgment entered against it by the United States in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia ("District Court"). The County's Director of Finance (Brown) in his official capacity came into possession of $15,439.24 as a result of a...

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