Opinion ID: 484885
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Heading: First Virginia Bank

Text: 6 As president of First Corp., Bales visited First Virginia Bank on December 16, 1985, in an attempt to establish a $20,000 line of credit for this company. Like the other banks, First Virginia received Bales' 1983 and 1984 tax returns, complete with his alleged social security number. First Virginia used the information on Bales' application form to run a credit check on him. Because of his insufficient credit history, the bank eventually denied him the loan. 7 Bales' trips to the banks earned him a ten-count superseding indictment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The superseding indictment contained three counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1344 (West Supp. 1986) (counts 1, 4, and 7); three counts of false statements to a bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1014 (West 1976) (counts 2, 5, and 8); and four counts of false representation of a social security number, in violation of 42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 408(g)(2) (West 1983) (counts 3, 6, 9, and 10). 8 Bales filed several pretrial motions. Among other things, he sought to suppress evidence seized from his car in May, 1986. After a hearing before the district court on July 18, 1986, this motion was denied. Bales also moved, unsuccessfully, for a bill of particulars. 9 After waiving his right to trial by jury, Bales was tried on July 29 and 30. On the eve of trial, the government dismissed counts 2, 4, and 7, and Bales successfully moved for a dismissal of count 10 at the close of the government's case. The district court found Bales guilty of the remaining counts, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. On September 29, 1986, the district court denied Bales' motion for judgment of acquittal or a new trial.