Blanton v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Srinivasan, Circuit Judge:

The Comptroller of the Currency assessed a $10,000 civil money penalty against William Blanton, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Georgia bank. The penalty was based on two distinct sets of allegations against Blanton. First, the Comptroller found that Blanton engaged in unfair and unsound banking practices by allowing the bank to honor repeated overdrafts in the accounts of a frequent customer. Second, the Comptroller determined that Blanton caused the bank to file materially inaccurate reports concerning the bank's financial condition.

Blanton seeks review of…