Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Because no direct proof was presented that defendant knew of any false statements on the loan applications or that he benefited from the loans, the trial court erred in refusing defense counsel's request to give a circumstantial evidence charge (see, People v Ford,
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