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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Case No. 14,676.
    UNITED STATES v. BENZ.
    District Court. N. D. Illinois.
    1868.
    Internal Revenue — Income Tax — False Return.
    Philip Benz was indicted for making a fraudulent return of his income for taxation. It appeared that he had subscribed to a statement that his income was less than $1,000, but, after receiving a “warning.” sent at the instigation of his brother, he made a return showing an income of $3,500. Eeld, that the oath, or even subscription to the return, is not needed to constitute it a fraudulent return; but that, if the party makes a false return, intending it to be acted on by the officers of the government, knowing its contents to be untiue. an indictment will lie.
    [Decided by Drummond, District Judge. Nowhere reported; opinion not now accessible. Statement of the point determined was taken from 7 Int. Rev. Rec. 25.1