Fredrick Et Al. v. United States‪.‬

On January 22, 1946, the appellants were jointly charged, in a criminal information containing eleven counts, with violation of the Second War Powers Act of March, 1942, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, ? 633. Six of the eleven counts alleged the unlawful and willful acquisition, possession and control of "conterfeit and forged ration coupons, purporting to represent * * * ration points of the type used for meats, fats, fish and cheese, and purporting to be valid for the month of May, 1945". Four counts charged illegal use of such coupons, and the eleventh count set forth that the appellants had unlawfully acquired, possessed, and controlled counterfeit and forged ration coupons purporting to represent Stamp No. 36 of War Ration Book No. 4, "each purporting to be valid for five pounds of sugar for the month of May, 1945".