Blumenthal v. United States
United States Supreme Court
332 U.S. 539 (1947)
Relevant factsFree
Salesmen Feigenbaum, Blumenthal, and Abel (defendants) agreed with whiskey distributors Goldsmith and Weiss (defendants) to sell whiskey to tavern owners at prices above the wartime price-control maximum, without knowing anything about the unidentified owner who actually supplied the whiskey to the distributors or having direct dealings among themselves. All were convicted of conspiracy to violate wartime price regulations, and they appealed, arguing they lacked knowledge of the full scheme and all its participants.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be convicted of conspiracy even without knowing all the details or participants involved in the conspiracy.