United States Ninth Circuit

While 18 USC 664, which criminalizes embezzlement from an employee pension fund, requires specific intent, it does not require a showing that defendant knew the removal of funds was illegal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/11/2001
• Decided 12/19/2001
• Published 12/19/2001

Judges

• CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:, Before:  CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, WARDLAW, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur K. Wachtel, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellant Wiseman., Dennis P. Riordan and Donald M. Horgan, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellant Mett., Lawrence L. Tong, Assistant United States Attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellee.