Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Kane
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 1991No. 90-3318PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Steven Molnar and Tim Martin found a way to exploit the eagerness with which some banks approve car loans. In 1982, while Martin was employed at the First Bank of Whiting, he told his friend Molnar that it would be easy to obtain loan checks by calling in to apply for car loans on fictitious cars. Various banks approve auto loans, sometimes in as little as 24 hours, after checking the applicant’s credit and employment. Molnar and Martin recruited impostors to apply for loans at First Bank of Whiting. The impostor would claim to be a person with a favorable credit…
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