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Date: 04-26-2021

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United States of America v. George E. Skouteris, Jr.

Case Number: 2:18-cr-20254-JTF

Judge: John T. Fowlkes, Jr.

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (Shelby county)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Description: Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud and forgery.

George E. Skouteris, Jr. 56, was charged with bank fraud for engaging in a scheme to defraud his clients by settling cases without notifying them and forging their endorsements on the settlement checks made jointly payable to him and the client. The indictment alleges that Skouteris then deposited the checks to bank accounts he maintained at TrustOne Bank. Skouteris fraudulently obtained in excess of $250,000 during the scheme.

Skouteris faces a mandatory maximum penalty of 30 years imprisonment, a fine of $1,000,000 and five years supervised release as to each count. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carroll L. André III and David N. Pritchard prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

18:1344A.F: BANK FRAUD

Outcome: Defendant was found guilty by a jury.

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