Karrell

Barbara Karrell was convicted by court and jury upon Counts Two, Four, Five, Six, Nine, Eleven, Twelve, and Fourteen of an indictment charging her in separate counts with 17 alleged offenses against the United States under Sections 697 and 715 of Title 38, U.S.C.A. All other counts had been dismissed before trial. The cpurt granted a motion for judgment of acquittal after verdict as to Counts Two and Five. The counts are the same except as to names, .dates of events, description of properties and amounts involved. Count Four is quoted in the margin as illustrative

Appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of $1,000 as to each of such six convictions; that appellant be, imprisoned until such fines are paid; and that the several periods of imprisonment shall run concurrently. All sentences were suspended and appellant was placed on probation for five years upon the conditions, among others, that she make restitution to each of eighteen designated veterans of listed overpayments made by them to her, aggregating $7,300, and that she pay a fine of $2,700 to the United States. The defendant appeals from the judgment and sentence.

When the Government…