Cr. No. 10420. April 27, 1951. Howard K. Hoddick, Acting U.S. Atty. District of Hawaii, Nat Richardson, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. District of Hawaii, Honolulu, T.H., for plaintiff. Tsukiyama Yamaguchi, Honolulu, T.H., for defendant. METZGER, District Judge. The defendant was indicted in two counts under 22 U.S.C.A. § 220, now 18 U.S.C.A. § 1542, hereinafter referred to as the Passport Act. Section 220 reads as follows: "Whoever shall willfully and knowingly make any false statement in an application
Before a passport is issued to any person by or under authority of the United States such person shall subscribe to and submit a written application which shall contain a true recital of each and every matter of fact which may be required by law or by any rules authorized by law to be stated as a prerequisite to the issuance of any such passport. If the applicant has not previously been issued a United States passport, the application shall be duly verified by his oath before a person authorized