Legal Opinion
Shaw v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 12, 2016No. 15–5991PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
A federal statute makes it a crime "knowingly [to] execut[e] a scheme ... to defraud a financial institution," 18 U.S.C. § 1344 (1), for example, a federally insured bank, 18 U.S.C. § 20 . The petitioner, Lawrence Shaw, was convicted of violating this provision. He argues here that the provision does not apply to him because he intended to cheat only a bank depositor, not a bank. We do not accept his arguments.
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The relevant criminal statute makes it a crime:
"knowingly [to] execut[e] a scheme ...
"(1) to defraud a financial institution; or
"(2) to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits,…
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