Mo. U.S. Attorney: Illinois Bank President Admits Falsifying Records
June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024
BENTON, Illinois, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on June 20, 2024:
The president of a bank in southern Illinois on Thursday admitted a scheme to falsify bank records to facilitate real estate loans.
Steven Cook pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Benton to three felony counts of aiding and abetting the making of a false bank entry. Cook was the president of SouthernTrust Bank at the . . .
The president of a bank in southern Illinois on Thursday admitted a scheme to falsify bank records to facilitate real estate loans.
Steven Cook pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Benton to three felony counts of aiding and abetting the making of a false bank entry. Cook was the president of SouthernTrust Bank at the . . .