United States First Circuit
US v. BENJAMIN, 00-1059
A co-defendant's use of a pre-printed deposit slip for a non-existent account, along with the fact that defendant wrote three checks withdrawing money from the account later that same day, provide sufficient evidence for jury to infer that defendant intended to deceive the bank.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/05/2001
- Published 06/06/2001
Judges
- LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Colleen E. Carafotes, with whom S. VanessaM.G. Von Struensee was on brief for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.