United States v. Daniel K. Conners

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Daniel K. Conners appeals from his convictions for three counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (1982), four counts of embezzlement of bank funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 656 (1982), and four counts of making false entries in bank records in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1005 (1982). Con-ners had acquired control of the Peoples State Bank of Mazeppa and the government charged that his fraudulent activities caused the bank to lose $5.8 million and led to the bank’s insolvency, which required the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to cover the loss. On…