Background
Crim, John William Henry was born on March 31, 1879 in Loudoun Company, Virginia, United States. Son of John Joseph and Sarah Gulielma (Brown) Crim.
Crim, John William Henry was born on March 31, 1879 in Loudoun Company, Virginia, United States. Son of John Joseph and Sarah Gulielma (Brown) Crim.
Normal graduate; William and Mary College, Doctor of Laws, 1926. Bachelor of Laws, New York Law School, 1906.
Admitted New York bar, 1907, special agent Department of Justice, 1906. Special assistant, assistant United State Attorneys, or special assistant United State Attorneys general, in New York, 1907-1913, conducting cases against a number of railroads and large shippers and against various corps, and pools under act to regulate commerce and anti-trust acting Practiced in New York City, 1913-1921.
Defended Charles South. Mellen and other directors in case of the United States versus New York,New Hampshire (U.S.) &H. Railroad Company.
Special assistant United State Attorneys, 1921. Investigated income tax frauds, collecting $1,000,000 for the Government.
Assistant attorney general of the United States, 1921-1923. Personally conducted investigations resulting in conviction of Congressman John Langley, Gaston B. Means and others
Directed investigation resulting in indictment of Thomas P. Miller, former alien property custodian.
Coöperated in investigation resulting in impeachment of the United States Judge English. As special assistant attorney general, 1924-1925, prosecuted Charles R. Forbes and John West. Thompson for fraud in the United States Veterans’ Bureau Home: Martinsville, New Jersey.
Married Mary Amelia Goodyear, January 12, 1910.