YANKWICH, District Judge (after stating the facts as above).
In announcing the decision in this case, I desire to advert briefly to some fundamental legal principles which govern prosecutions under the mail fraud statute (18 U.S.C.A. § 338).
The aim of the statute is to punish the use of the mails in furtherance of schemes to defraud. And, while it is said generally that the gist of the offense is the use of the mails, the statement means nothing more...
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