2521. Seminole County Bank (Sanford, FL)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
January 1, 1929*
Location
Sanford, Florida (28.801, -81.273)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
79887423

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles describe the Seminole County Bank as 'defunct' with a receiver appointed and the former president (Forrest Lake) convicted for misuse/false entries connected to the bank's failure. No article mentions a depositor run. Therefore this is a suspension/closure driven by bank-specific adverse information and legal/solvency problems; receiver (E. H. Ashcraft) was active by Sept 1929.

Events (3)
1. January 1, 1929* Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Misuse of bank funds and falsification of books by officers (Forrest Lake and cashier) leading to failure/closing.
Newspaper Excerpt
the defunct Seminole County bank, Sanford ... Misuse the bank's funds led closing and Comptroller Amos ...
Source
newspapers
2. September 18, 1929 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
E. H. Ashcraft, receiver of the Seminola County bank, Sanford, Florida, filed suit ... asking that he be awarded judgment of $39,025 ... it is alleged that Wishard executed and delivered three promissory notes to the bank, and when they became due payment was not made. (The Tribune, 1929-09-18).
Source
newspapers
3. July 30, 1930 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Tallahassee ... affirmed the conviction of Forrest Lake, former president of the defunct Seminole county bank, of Sanford, on charge of aiding and abetting the cashier to make false entries in the books of the bank ... Lake was sentenced to three years ... original indictments were filed against Lake in Seminole county following the failure of the bank. (The Tampa Times, 1930-07-30).
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)
1. September 18, 1929 The Tribune Scranton, PA
Article from The Tribune, September 18, 1929

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Article Text

Florida Bank Receiver Sues Franklin County Man E. H. Ashcraft, receiver of the Seminola County bank, Sanford, Florida, filed suit in United States court yesterday afternoon against W. H. Wishard, Franklin county, this state. Attorney John McCourt represents the plaintiff. Ashcraft is asking that he be awarded judgment of $39,025, together with interest and attorney's fees. It is alleged that Wishard executed and delivered three promissory notes to the bank, and when they became due payment was not made.

2. November 9, 1929 The Tampa Tribune Tampa, FL
Article from The Tampa Tribune, November 9, 1929

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Article Text

Pardon Sought for Key in Bank Case As Lake Is Freed Nov Requests the farm funds of defunct Seminole County bank Sanford. reaching the governor's Suggestions that the pardon granted the recent outcome Forrest president bank given prison for similar offense. recently freed legal technicalities Key the state farm for about eight months. An effort made pardon for him. but the application Misuse the bank's funds led closing and Comptroller Amos, who charged for its failure. The supreme court Amos ground he could not be held for the suspension.

3. July 30, 1930 The Tampa Times Tampa, FL
Article from The Tampa Times, July 30, 1930

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Article Text

FORREST TRIAL SECOND TIME Sanford Bank Man Loses Out in Supreme Court. Tallahassee, July state court yesterday affirmed the conviction of Forrest Lake, former president of the defunct Seminole county bank, of Sanford. on charge of aiding and abetting the cashier to make false entries books the bank. Lake three years the on the charge. one handed in the case, following by the court all the cases November and the rehearing the of the 14 Indictments Filed. original indictments were filed against Lake in Semicounty failure the bank. The banker found four separate counts total 14 years in the state prison. The cases were appealed the preme court, which last Novem-