United States v. Pedro Martinez (91-1908) and Virginia Escamilla (91-2131)

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• holding that an indictment sufficiently notifies the defendant of the pending charges when it cites to the appropriate statutory provisions
• finding that the indictment was constitutional even though it failed expressly to allege willfulness, but it did cite to the appropriate statutory provisions
• holding an indictment sufficient because it cited the relevant statute, even where the scienter element was missing
• noting that failure to allege scienter does not necessarily render the indictment deficient
• “A variance occurs when the evidence offered at trial differs materially from the charge in the indictment.”

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