The United States v. Neifert-White Co., 1967, is a Supreme Court case that centered on the interpretation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (CCC). The Neifert-White Company had obtained loans from the CCC using false information and subsequently defaulted on these loans. When charged with violating federal law, they argued that their actions did not fall under any specific prohibitions in the CCC Charter Act. However, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against them stating that while their fraudulent conduct was not explicitly mentioned in this act, it clearly violated its purpose to protect public funds and maintain financial integrity within agricultural programs. Therefore, even without explicit language addressing fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining loans from government agencies like CCC, such behavior can be deemed illegal because it undermines these agencies' intended functions.

In the dissenting opinion for United States v. Neifert-White Co., Justice Harlan expressed concern over the majority's broad interpretation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, which he believed could lead to an expansion of federal criminal law beyond its intended scope. He argued that such a wide-ranging interpretation was not supported by either legislative history or precedent and warned against using vague statutory language to justify expansive interpretations. Instead, Justice Harlan advocated for a more restrained approach that would limit federal jurisdiction to cases involving clear violations of specific statutory provisions. He also emphasized the importance of maintaining a balance between state and federal authority in order to prevent undue concentration of power at the national level.