JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.
In May of 1981, Orrin Shaid, Jr., a convicted bank swindler described by the prosecution as a "charismatic 300-pound east Texan", gained access to the Ranchlander National Bank in Melvin, Texas and masterminded an elaborate bank-fraud scheme that ultimately enabled him to generate a high-rolling life style including two Rolls Royces, a yacht known as the "African Queen", two airplanes, and a large lake-house on fourteen acres. Shaid's scheme...
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