United States v. Sayklay
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
542 F.2d 942 (1976)
Relevant factsFree
Yvonne Sayklay (defendant), a bank bookkeeper, used her access to coworkers' account numbers, blank counter checks, and a check-encoding machine to create fraudulent checks and cash them for herself, until a victimized employee discovered the scheme. She was charged with and convicted of embezzling bank funds, and she appealed the denial of her motion for acquittal, arguing the government failed to prove the specific elements of embezzlement.
IssueFree
Whether a bank bookkeeper who used her access to information and equipment to create and cash fraudulent checks, but was never entrusted with custody of the bank's funds themselves, can be convicted of embezzling those funds.