UNITED STATES v. JOHN BERNARD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nos. 78-1343, 78-1347, 78-1348 and 78-1349.

589 F.2d 1353 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. JOHN BERNARD INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lonna G. MUNSCH, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Barbara HELGREN, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jerome B. NEWTON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace D. Berning of Anderson, Tossett, Berning & Dobrovolny, Minot, N. D., for appellant, John Bernard Industries, Inc.

Ella Van Berkom, Minot, N. D., for appellants, Munsch & Helgren.

Richard B. Thomas, Minot, N. D., for appellant, Newton.

James R. Britton, U. S. Atty., and Lynn E. Crooks, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fargo, N. D., and James S. Hill, Asst. U. S. Atty., Bismarck, N. D., filed a consolidated appellee's brief in cases nos. 78-1343 and 78-1349, and a consolidated appellee's brief in cases nos. 78-1347 and 78-1348.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Chief Judge.

In these cases, John Bernard Industries, Inc., Jerome B. Newton, Lonna G. Munsch, and Barbara Helgren appeal from their convictions for making false claims against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287 (1976), and conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286 (1976). Each defendant was convicted of more than one count of the multiple-count indictment. On appeal, it is contended that...

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