Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 27, 1973, 72-3817 (United States v. William E. Blake)

BROWN, Chief Judge:

Will the real United States Merchant Marine please sail forward.

Appellants have been convicted on seven counts of mail fraud (18 U.S.C.A. § 1341) and one count of conspiracy (18 U.S.C.A. § 371) in the operation of an alleged non-profit organization called the United States Merchant Marine (USMM).