What is the current state of the federal bank fraud statute?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mason, 902 F.2d 1434 (9th Cir. 1990):
In pertinent part, the bank fraud statute prohibits one who "knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice ... to obtain any of the moneys ... credits ... or other property owned by" a federally insured institution by making false pretenses. 2 The plain language of the statute states that each execution of the scheme constitutes a separate offense. See United States v. Poliak, 823 F.2d 371, 372 (9th
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