State v. Wilson, Ca2006-09-068 (10-1-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} On January 28, 2004, defendant-appellant, Anthony W. Wilson, deposited a $96,920 "Canadian Postal Service" money order into his savings account at Sharefax Credit Union. A teller informed appellant that the money order was subject to a ten-day holding period while it was cleared through the Federal Reserve System. Appellant telephoned the credit union during this holding period and asked if he could withdraw part of the money, but his request was denied. The holding period was extended until February 18, 2004 when Sharefax discovered that, because a foreign money order was…