...although some of them relate to special statutes concerning the law of conspiracy, reads, in part: "If two or more persons conspire either to commit...the United States, or to defraud the United States . . . and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, all the parties...

...although some of them relate to special statutes concerning the law of conspiracy, reads, in part: "If two or more persons conspire either ,to commit...the United States, or to defraud the United States . . . and one or more of such parties do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, all the parties...

...present general Federal conspiracy statute,27 prohibits not only conspiracy to commit a crime, but any "offense against the United States, or to defraud...any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose. . . ." That the statute includes conspiracy to commit a crime is, of course, largely without controversy....

...harmful objectives regardless of whether the objective is a crime if committed by a single person, eg, "to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose" (18 USC § 371). This section is limited to agreements to engage in a crime or crimes which are defined...

...harmful objectives regardless of whether the objective is a crime if committed by a single person, eg, "to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose" (18 USC § 371). This section is limited to agreements to engage in a crime or crimes which are defined...

...each defendant as he understood it.10 It should be noted that 18 USC § 371, relating to conspiracies to "defraud the United States" or any agency thereof, in any manner or for any purpose, is not confined to fraud as that term had been used in the common law, and it reaches any conspiracy...

...each defendant as he understood it.10 It should be noted that 18 USC § 371, relating to conspiracies to "defraud the United States" or any agency thereof, in any manner or for any purpose, is not confined to fraud as that term had laeen used in the common law, and it reaches any conspiracy...

...the agency would not have discretion but would have to refer the matter to the Attorney General. 40/ If two or more persons conspire either to commit any...or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons to any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned...

...18, Section 371) 31 110). 1 STATUTORY PROVISIONS It is a criminal offense for two or more persons to conspire either to commit any offense against the...United States, or any agency thereof in any manner for any purpose, if one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy....

...to refer th*» matter to the Attorney General. 40/ If two or »ore persons conspire either to concit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any Banner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons to any act to effect the object of the conspiracy,...