...States."1 immaterial," so said the court, "what means were used to defraud, as it is criminal to conspire to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and the court does not care to know whether the mode adopted to accomplish the end proposed is made criminal...

...to the following from the United States Statutes: If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud...more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not less than...

...States v. Walsh, 5 Dillon, 58. That section provides that "if two or more persons conspire to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud...more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy," all of the parties shall be liable to a penalty. A conspiracy to defraud the United...

...is as follows : " If two or more persons conspire, either to commit any Statement of Facts. offence against the United States, or to defraud the United...more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not less than...

...5418 154 making or presenting false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim. .. 5438 154 conspiring to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States in any manner 5440 155 bribing any United States officer 5451 155 secreting or removing tools or material used for...

...If two or more persons conspire either to commit anv offense against the United States or to defrand the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to affect the object of the conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty...

...defraud the State of Illinois, or any county, incorporated city, village, town or township thereof, in any manner, or for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, all parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one...

...United States v. Gordon, 22 Fed. Rep., 250, AD 1884. (4814) defraud, as it is criminal to conspire to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose, and the court does not care to know whether the mode adopted to accomplish the end proposed is made crimi...

...and conviction is a bar. Section 5440 is a general provision applicable to any conspiracy to commit C: _l> ^R aU|L M z and making all the parties to the conspiracy liable to a penalty of not less than one thousand ami...

...of the United States for the printing of such certificate, with Intent unlawfully to use the same, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or Imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (Sec. 7R of Act of Congress of March 4, 1909.) Penalties for Fraudulent use or...