BOOTLE, Chief Judge.
The motion to dismiss raises the question whether the indictment states facts sufficient to constitute an offense under one of the alternatives of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Stripped of language not pertinent to the present question, the statute reads: "Whoever * * * [1] conceals or covers up [2] by any trick, scheme, or device [3] a material fact * * *." The numerals just used emphasize three essential ingredients of the offense sought to be charged...
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