OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES E. DOYLE, District Judge.
This case was tried to the court without a jury. At the close of the evidence offered by the government, and again at the close of all the evidence, defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal, and rulings were reserved. Applying to the government the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the essential elements of the offense, I find the facts set forth hereinafter under the heading "Facts."
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