United States v. John Priest

967 F.2d 595 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John PRIEST, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-10636. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Jan. 13, 1992. Submission Deferred Jan. 13, 1992 Deferral Vacated Jan. 17, 1992. Decided June 16, 1992. As Amended July 22, 1992. Before TANG, PREGERSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. 1 John H. Priest appeals his jury conviction for making false statements to federally insured banks in connection with loan applications in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1014, and scheming to defraud a bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. DISCUSSION 2 On six occasions between 1984 and 1986, Priest submitted false copies of income tax returns in support of applications for loans and extensions of loans at three federally insured banks. The returns submitted to the banks reflected incomes that were…