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The United States of America, \ On appeal from the Dis- Appellant, | trict Court of the vs. United States for the John G., Darby, Appellee. | District of Maryland. / [April 10, 1983.] Mr. Justice Panpoxo delivered the bpinion 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 Fed- eral reserve: bank, or of any member bank, to make any entry in ita books with intent to defraud. BR. 8. sec. 5209 as amended by the Act of September 26, 1918, ¢. 177, sec. 7; 40 Stat. 972; 12 U. 5. Code, sec. 692.* i i i i Tah ml An indictment in sixteen counts charges the appellee, John G. Darby, with a violation of this statute. Eight entries are alleged to have been falsely made. Each has relation to a separate promis- sory note discounted by the Montgomery County National Bank of Rockville, Maryland. The notes bere the genuine signature of J, G. Darby as maker. They bore what appeared to be the signa- ture of Bessie D. Darby as co-maker or endorser. In fact, as the appellee well knew, her signature was a forgery. With this know!l- edge he entered in the discount book the name of Bessie D. Darby i *Bec. 5209. Any officer, director, agent, or employee of any Federal reserve bank, or of any member bank . . . who . . . makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of euch Federal reserve bank or member bank, with intent in any case to injure or defraud such Federal reacrve bank or member bank, or any other company, body politic or corporate, or any individual peraon, or to deceive any officer of euch Federal reserve bank or member bank, or the Comptroller of the Currency, or any agent or examiner appointed to examine the affairs of such Federal reserve bank or member Bank, or the Federal Reserve Board; . . . shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any district court of the United States shall be fined not more than $5,000 or shal! be imprisoned for not more than five years, or both, in the discretion of the court. Gb-6200-29- Xv foam Pi by = . 4 lFe oO