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Williams v. U.S., No. 80-2116 (U.S. Supreme Court) (458 U.S. 279; 102 S.Ct. 3008) (June 29, 1982) (Justice Blackmun) by In this case the Petitioner engaged in a series of transactions seemingly amounting to a case of "check kiting" between his accounts in federally insured banks, first drawing a check …

U.S. v. Yoon, No. 96-2943 (7th Cir.) (128 F.3d 515) (October 15, 1997) (Judge William J. Bauer) by Case held that bare check-kiting constitutes a Federal crime under the bank fraud statutes. Bad cases make bad law - and this case is no exception. Responding to a claim that the …

U.S. v. Christo, No. 96-2417 (11th Cir.) (129 F.3d 578) (December 1, 1997) (Per Curiam) by This is an important money laundering case because it deals with the Government's contention that "every check kiting scheme involves conduct that is punishable under the money laundering statutes." (Id., at 579). In this …

U.S. v. Yoon, No. 96-2943 (7th Cir.) (128 F.3d 515) (October 15, 1997) (Judge William J. Bauer) by Court finds that bare check-kiting constitutes a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1344(1).

U.S. v. Hall, No. 95-5314 (6th Cir.) (71 F.3d 569) (December 12, 1995) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt) by In this case the defendant argued that the district court erred in computing her criminal history category by including four convictions for worthless checks as "similar" to her bank fraud conviction. While …