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Court Reinstates Charges Against Gambler Who Stopped Payment24 January 2002SAN FRANCISCO, California –– As reported by the Associated Press: "The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated charges against a man who allegedly tried to avoid gambling debts by stopping payment on a $1 million check he used to qualify for credit play in Las Vegas. "…When [Allen] Boren lost money gambling at the casino, he allegedly told Citibank the check was stolen and asked to stop payment. "A federal grand jury in Los Angeles later indicted him on two counts of making false statements intended to influence a federally insured financial institution and one count of bank fraud, according to Wednesday's court opinion. "…The cashiers check was bought with Mr. Boren's own money, so there's no federal money at risk," [Boren's attorney, Ronald] Richards said. "…A U.S. District Court judge agreed and dismissed the false statement counts. The federal government then dropped the bank fraud case and appealed the lower court decision. "The appeals court decision revives the false-statement claims against Boren. Thom Mrozek, public affairs officer for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, said prosecutors intend to refile the bank fraud charges against Boren." |