Opinion ID: 2329095
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Misuse of Entrusted Property

Text: [¶ 19] Title 17-A M.R.S.A. § 903 provides: A person is guilty of misuse of entrusted property if he deals with property that has been entrusted to him as a fiduciary, or property of the government or of a financial institution, in a manner which he knows is a violation of his duty and which involves a substantial risk of loss to the owner or to a person for whose benefit the property was entrusted. 17-A M.R.S.A. § 903. [¶ 20] The evidence showed that a State fuel credit card was entrusted to Bouchard as a warden pilot for use in purchasing approved fuel for State planes, that Bouchard knew he was not permitted to use the State fuel card to obtain cash for personal purposes, and that such impermissible use of the card resulted in Bouchard obtaining State funds. Such evidence supports a finding that the State suffered a substantial risk of loss, and is sufficient to support the jury's finding beyond a reasonable doubt that Bouchard committed each element of the crime of misuse of entrusted property.