Thursday, February 21, 2013

…And Another Ex-bank exec goes to the slammer for fraud




An 82-year-old former bank executive has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for failing to disclose personal interest in loans that resulted in more than $680,000 in losses to the bank.  U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman sentenced James Regas of Oak Brook on Tuesday and ordered him to report to prison in 90 days.

Regas is former chairman of Western Springs National Bank & Trust, which was closed by federal regulators in April 2011.  He pleaded guilty last July to making false statements. Prosecutors say he admitted referring business associates to the bank for loans without telling the bank that he had financial interests in them….

Read all about it at http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2013-02-20/ex-bank-exec-gets-prison-time-false-statements.html

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