The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Rhodes, 713 F.2d 463 (9th Cir. 1983):
In establishing this type of theft, the prosecution is not required to introduce "direct proof of theft or taking from the mails .... [I]t is sufficient that the government show that the materials were mailed, that the addressees never received them and the materials were later in possession of a person who misused them." United States v. Hall, 632 F.2d 500 (5th Cir.1980); United States v. Indelicato, 611 F.2d 376, 381 (1st Cir.1979). From a review of the record, we hold that the Government has met this burden.
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