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Bank Fraud
Federal Bank Fraud
Although the Federal Bank Fraud Statute, 18 U.S.C. §1344, is relatively short, it has the ability to be applied to a number of activities within the realm of the banking industry. Virtually any behavior on the part of someone to obtain any money or other property from a financial institution or any attempt to defraud a financial institution can qualify as Bank Fraud.
Another common area within which prosecutors utilize the Bank Fraud Statute is in the ever-growing Mortgage Fraud crisis. Because there is currently no Federal Mortgage Fraud statute with which to prosecute Mortgage Fraud, federal prosecutors routinely utilize the Bank Fraud Statute. For more about Mortgage Fraud, click here.
As with most types of fraud charges, a person confronting Bank Fraud charges is in desperate need of an experienced criminal defense attorney with the necessary knowledge and experience of not only the banking process, but also the manner in which federal prosecutors attempt to prosecute these types of crimes.
By their very nature, Bank Fraud cases involved an extensive amount of documentary evidence; essentially a lot of paper. This is not a DWI case. This is not a drug case. This case will involve the Federal Government using one piece of paper after another to convince a federal jury a person is guilty of Bank Fraud. In such a case, there will likely be thousands of documents used during the course of the case. A successful defense of a Bank Fraud charge requires extensive preparation from the very beginning of the case. It takes a different type of approach that most attorneys do not possess.
At the Matlock Law Firm, attorney Shawn Matlock routinely represents those citizens charged with both Federal and State Fraud crimes, including Bank Fraud. Although the firm in located in Fort Worth, Texas, we regularly represent clients in Federal Courts around the country in defending against Bank Fraud charges. Early and aggressive representation, a hallmark of the firm, are the necessary attributes of a successful defense of a Bank Fraud charge. Contact Federal Bank Fraud Defense Attorney Shawn Matlock today.
18 U.S.C. §1344 Bank Fraud
Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice—
(1) to defraud a financial institution; or
(2) to obtain any of the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by, or under the custody or control of, a financial institution, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises;
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
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