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Banking Crimes: Fraud, Money Laundering, and Embezzlement

NCJ Number
117693
Author(s)
J K Villa
Date Published
1988
Length
782 pages
Annotation
This text details the Federal criminal statutes that apply to banking and uses the judicial decisions related to each law as the basis for a discussion of the issues related to each case and the rules or principles that have emerged therefrom.
Abstract
Overviews of the Federal criminal justice system and procedures related to banking crimes explain the investigators involved, the investigation process, the decision to prosecute, and the procedures for criminal referrals from various Federal agencies. Additional chapters detail the provisions, case law, and issues related to the laws concerning misapplication, embezzlement, and false entries; false statements to a Federally insured financial institution; bank bribery; the Bank Secrecy Act; bank fraud; money laundering; and the right to financial privacy. Appendixes present excerpts from Federal regulations, sections of the United States Attorneys' Manual, and forms. Footnotes, table of cases, and index.