Thayer v. United States‪.‬

Drawn under section 32 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 76, the information in this case charged that Sidney Thayer unlawfully, knowingly, and falsely assumed and pretended to be an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and that in such pretended character, he demanded and obtained from Rafael Vasquez the sum of $2,000, all with the intent to defraud Vasquez and the United States.The jury found the defendant guilty; the court sentenced him to imprisonment; and he appealed.