Government wants former Bank of America official to pay more than $1.2 million

In a memorandum filed Thursday in U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, government officials asked that former Bank of America Vice President Robert Conner, who was found guilty by a federal jury of bank and credit card fraud, be fined more than $1.2 million, and be forced to forfeit an automobile:

Here, the government seeks a money judgment against Robert Conner in the amount of $1,213,970.58. As the Court is aware, the government put on evidence in this case of
60 fraudulent credit applications approved by defendant Robert Conner for which $25,000 credit lines were approved. The evidence in this case demonstrated that almost all of these cards now has a balance in excess of $25,000, however, the government now seeks a judgment that is less than the face value of the fraudulent credit defendant approved.
Additionally, the government seeks the forfeiture of a 2006 GMC Yukon XL,VIN 1GLFK66U56J102435, which was purchased through proceeds derived as a result of the
bank fraud violations charged in the indictment. As this Court probably recalls, Robert Conner’s ex-wife, Jada Conner, testified that Robert Conner provided her with $20,000 in cash to use of the purchase of the vehicle. Robert Conner further instructed Jada Conner to structure the transaction through the purchase of cashier’s checks in amounts that would not generate Cash Transaction Reports from the banks where the cashier’s checks were purchased. Furthermore, the Court saw the evidence demonstrating that the cashier’s checks were used to make the down payment for the vehicle.

The trial of Rep. John Bowman, D-St. Louis, also charged with bank and credit card fraud in this case, is expected to be held in early 2008.