Legal Opinion
United States v. Peter J. Castiglia, Jack Liffiton and Anthony Santiago
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 1990No. 327, 328 and 558, Dockets 89-1207, 89-1209 and 89-1216PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*534IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether a bank officer abused his control of the bank’s money — through a series of allegedly sham loans that appellants portray as innocent creative financing — to the point of violating the law.
Peter Castiglia, the bank officer, Jack Liffiton, and Anthony Santiago appeal from judgments of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York after a jury trial before Judge Elfvin. Appellants’ primary contention is that the Government has stretched the statute prohibiting “misapplication”…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. J. Joseph Kennedy, United States of America v. Robert J. Myers, United States of America v. Lawrence F. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Gary L. Shively, United States of America v. G. Winfield PardeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. William F. FortunatoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Richard H. Gens, United States of America v. Anthony W. Carleton, United States of America v. Richard T. PorterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. Lung Fong Chen AKA Robert Chen, Joseph Liu, and Schuman TuCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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