Evans was a loan officer for a bank and in this capacity had approved several loans to Docherty, all of which were legitimate and were repaid on time. Evans asked Docherty to apply for a loan from the bank for $2,000 and then to give the money to Evans, who would repay the loan.
Evans explained that he could not obtain the loan himself because bank policy did not allow him to borrow from the bank. Docherty agreed. Was Evans's or Docherty's behavior illegal?