United States v. Rankin, Kevin. United States of America v. Rankin, John A. United States of America v. Farrell, Maureen

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• rejecting defendant’s argument that indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the United States should be dismissed due to “vagueness of this concept”
• reinstating an indictment brought under § 371 charging the defendants with conspiring to defraud the United States “by impairing the lawful function ofthe United States District Court through the making of false, misleading, and deceitful representations and statements”
• “[N]o greater specificity than the statutory language is required so long as there is sufficient factual orientation to permit the defendant to prepare his defense and to invoke double jeopardy in the event of a subsequent prosecution.”

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