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Davis Lea Case Returns To Court In North Carolina
The Davis Lea bank fraud case from Asheville moves to oral appeal in the North Carolina Supreme Court. Wallace B. Davis, former Central Bank president, was convicted of making and publishing a false report about the bank’s condition before its closure. The bank failed amid over 16,000 depositors and more than 7 million dollars in public deposits.
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Raleigh
Asheville
Buncombe County
Nashville, Tenn
Luke Lea
the Central
M. Barnhill
Davis-Lea
State Supreme Court
Davis
C. N. Brown
J. A. Sinclair
Central Bank
Yancey County