1.   Teesside Crown Court heard officers in the case believe Parvis Yousefi created the fictitious identity of Momen Garawand to defraud banks of thousands of pounds.

2.   Criminals also defraud unwary banks by opening new accounts, depositing bogus checks and withdrawing money before the checks clear and the bank discovers the scam.

3.   It began in the Sentier district, home of the Paris rag trade, where a group of merchants pulled off an operation to defraud their banks.

4.   Johnson said the first Justice sentencing she witnessed involved a defendant convicted of defrauding a bank.

5.   Prosecutors say that Symington defrauded the bank by using the assets of a family trust to meet the liquidity requirement.

6.   Also under arrest is Sever Muresan, a banker accused of defrauding a bank of hundreds of millions of dollars.

7.   Cardoso had been one of the strongest voices demanding that those who defrauded the bank be brought to justice.

8.   Former bank president Rodriguez Saez is accused of defrauding his bank, Banpais, out of millions of dollars.

9.   He was one of the strongest voices demanding that those who defrauded the bank be brought to justice.

10.   Sia admitted he defrauded the bank by obtaining large loans for his own benefit.