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United States v. Cohn, 270 U.S. 339 (1926)
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United States v. Cohn, 270 U.S. 339 (1926)
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United States v. Cohn No. 130 Submitted January 13, 1926 Decided March 1, 1926 270 U.S. 339
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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1. Obtaining the possession of nondutiable goods from a collector is not obtaining the approval of a "claim upon or against" the government within the meaning of § 65 of the Penal Code, as amended October 23, 1918. P. 345.
2. Neither is the wrongful obtaining of such goods from a collector a "defrauding" of the government within the meeting of this section, since it deals with defrauding only in the primary sense of cheating out of property or money, therein differing from § 37, which extends to conspiracies to defraud in the secondary sense of obstructing governmental functions by fraudulent means. P. 346.
Affirmed.
Error to a judgment of the district court sustaining a demurrer to an indictment.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Cohn, 270 U.S. 339 (1926) in 270 U.S. 339 270 U.S. 341. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7MRL3NKH2Z2P191.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Cohn, 270 U.S. 339 (1926), in 270 U.S. 339, page 270 U.S. 341. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7MRL3NKH2Z2P191.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Cohn, 270 U.S. 339 (1926). cited in 1926, 270 U.S. 339, pp.270 U.S. 341. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7MRL3NKH2Z2P191.
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