Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Strickland, Ronald B. Carson, Armand D. Moore, Neal Jackson and Otis Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1991No. 89-3099, 89-3100, 89-3118, 89-3134 and 89-3135PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Francis Bacon wrote, “Opportunity makes a thief.” Sensing an opportunity, defendants in this consolidated group of appeals aimed to swindle approximately $236 million from the First National Bank of Chicago (the “Bank”). In one, heady morning in May 1988, defendants, posing as executives of three companies that had large accounts at the Bank, placed telephone orders that resulted in $70 million being wired out of the Bank. The funds made it as far as two banks in New York City, which were to act as middlemen. The funds were headed for three forged bank accounts in Vienna,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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