Probable cause statement from Bob Henline's forgery case
The probable cause statement of resigning Libby Chamber President Bob Henline’s criminal case that led to a forgery conviction was outlined in a court document filed July 7, 2000, in the Salt Lake Department of Third District Court. The statement is as follows:
“On February 26, 1996, the defendant opened a checking and savings account at the main office of the Jordan Credit Union in Sandy, Utah. The checking account was closed July 7, 1997.
“On July 1, 1998, the defendant opened a checking account with Draper Bank, account No. 00-0091571232. This account was closed on August 25, 1998.
“On October 13, 1998, the defendant went into the Jordan Credit Union at 9260 South 300 East in Salt Lake County, Utah, to deposit two checks totalling $5,000 drawn on his closed Draper Bank checking account.
“At the time, the defendant asked the teller whether he could deposit the check and receive the $5,000 in cash. The teller told the defendant that he would have to wait until the checks cleared his Draper Bank account before he could receive any cash. The defendant then inquired about how much he could deposit and cash without waiting. The teller told him $2,000. The defendant then wrote check No. 190 for $1,900 and received $1,900 in cash from the teller.
“On December 8, 1998, the defendant went to the Jordan Credit Union and deposited a check, check No. 209, for $700 drawn on the closed Draper Bank account and received $700 in cash from the bank teller.
“On March 25, 1999, the defendant wrote a check on the closed Jordan Credit Union checking account for $1,875 to a Dr. Richard Taylor. This check was returned because the account was closed.
“The defendant subsequently gave Dr. Taylor a letter on the letterhead of Jordan Credit Union signed by [credit union employee] Michelle Bodell explaining to Dr. Taylor the failure for the check not being paid was an error of the Credit Union. The Credit Union did not authorize or sign this letter.
“On June 15, 1999, the defendant wrote a check to Landmark Title in the amount of $15,000 drawn on the closed Jordan Credit Union checking account. The check was returned by Jordan Credit Union because the account was closed.”