United States v. Young

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Denise Hillary Young appeals her conviction in federal court on one count of forgery. Young worked as a bank teller at the Chase Manhattan Bank in Fort Worth, Texas. After returning to the bank after a long absence, she found in her in-box a check addressed and made payable to “Chase Manhattan Bank FBO [for the benefit of] Denise Young.” The check was made out for $43,029.81.

The check was actually meant for another Denise Young-Denise Rene Young of Tennessee. The check bore Denise Rene Young’s social security number, the name of her employer (Atmos Energy), and…