Clair Daniel Pitts, Jr. v. United States

Appellant here seeks a reversal of his conviction under count two of an indictment charging him with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 . A two count indictment charging him with violations 0f statute was filed on January 9, 1957. 0n May 16, 1957; tlie district COUrt, sitting without a jury, found appellant guilty of the second count and acquitted him on the first count. Judgment was rendered on June 3, 1957, sentencing appellant to three years in prison. Jurisdiction of the district court was based on 18 U.S.C § 3231. This Court has jurisdiction on appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1291 .

Section 1001 of 18 U.S.C. provides in material part:

The indictment’s second count, of which appellant was found guilty, charged Pitts with knowingly making false and fraudulent statements and representations on a Personnel Security Questionnaire obtained for the Atomic Energy Commission (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the AEC) by appellant’s employer, Litton Industries, a corporation (hereinafter sometimes called Litton or the company).

On December 20, 1954, appellant was hired by Litton Industries in Los An-geles County, California, as a junior physicist under the name of Jack Lang, Although he was a…