Supreme Court of the United States April 10, 1933, 653 (United States v. Darby)

Mr. Justice Cardozo

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The case involves the construction of a statute of the United States which makes it a crime for an officer or employee of a federal reserve bank, or of any member bank, to make any entry in its books with intent to defraud. R.S. § 5209 as amended by the Act of Septem

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ber 26, 1918, c. 177, § 7, 40 Stat. 972; 12 U.S: Code, § 592.