Thompson v. United States

U.S. Supreme Court · decided March 21, 2025 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Decided
March 21, 2025
Term
October Term 2024
Vote
9–0
Majority author
Justice Roberts
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome
Petitioning party won
Ideological direction
Liberal

Opinion excerpt

PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 604 U. S. Part 2 Pages 408–422 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT March 21, 2025 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. Syllabus THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit No. 23–1095. Argued January 14, 2025—Decided March 21, 2025 Patrick Thompson took out three loans totaling $219,000 from one bank. After the bank failed, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) became responsible for collecting the outstanding loans. Dur- ing a call with the FDIC's loan servicer, Thompson disputed the $269,120.58 balance shown on his invoice (which consisted of the $219,000 Thompson had borrowed plus interest), stating that he had “no idea where the 269 number comes from” and that he “borrowed . . . $110,000.” Thompson made similar statements in a later call with FDIC contrac- tors. Thompson was later charged with violating 18 U. S. C. § 1014, which prohibits “knowingly mak[ing] any false statement” to infuence the FDIC's action on any loan. A jury found Thompson guilty, and he moved…

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