Turner

Appellant was convicted under an indictment charging, in eight counts, separate violations of the Servicemen’s Readjustment. Act of 1944, 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 694 (a), 697, 715, in that, in each instance charged, he caused a named lending agency to state falsely in a report presented to the Veterans’ Administration that a loan made by the agency to a named veteran of World War II for the purchase of residential property was made pursuant to the Act, whereas in truth the named veteran did not obtain the loan for the statutory purpose, but for the purchase of the property for resale.

Briefly summarized, the plan conceived and initiated by appellant was this: He first supplied each of the eight named veterans with funds to initiate the purchase of a home. Appellant then instructed each to go to a designated escrow agent and make application for a loan to cover the purchase, in each case falsely representing in the application that the veteran intended to ule the home for his own residence. Stating that he was a retired attorney, appellant assured .each veteran that the making of the statement was perfectly legal. In due course the application containing the false statement was forwarded…