U.S. v. MARKERT

No. 12-3332.

732 F.3d 920 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John Anthony MARKERT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Friedberg , argued, Minneapolis, MN ( Robert D. Richman , Saint Louis Park , MN, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William J. Otteson , AUSA, argued, Minneapolis, MN ( David Genrich , AUSA, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.

Before LOKEN, BRIGHT, and BYE, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Bank President John Markert approved five nominee loans by the bank to friends and family of bank customer George Wintz. The proceeds were used to cover a $1.9 million overdraft in a Wintz checking account at the bank caused by the collapse of Wintz's fraudulent check-kiting scheme. After the fraud was discovered, Markert and Wintz were charged with bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1344; five counts of willful misapplication of bank funds by a bank...

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