Mail and Wire Fraud: A Brief Overview of Federal Criminal Law

by Charles Doyle

It is a federal crime to devise a scheme to defraud another of property, when either mail or wire communications are used in furtherance of the scheme, 18 U.S.C. 1341, 1343. Mail or wire fraud includes schemes to defraud another of honest services, when the scheme involves bribery or a kick back, 18 U.S.C. 1346; Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S. 358 (2010). In order to convict, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508722994
• ISBN13: 9781508722991
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"