Legal Opinion
United States v. Abidemi Ajayi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 2015No. 14-2183PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Abidemi Ajayi deposited a $344,657.84 fraudulent check, which had originally been written to another company, into his bank account. Ajayi spent about half of the money before the bank froze his account. He was indicted and convicted after a jury trial of five counts of bank fraud and one count of money laundering. He now appeals his conviction arguing that the evidence was insufficient to establish that he knew the check was altered. However, we find that the evidence of his guilt, which includes all the facts and circumstances surrounding the check, was compelling…
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