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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Second Circuit Reverses Wire Fraud Conviction After Supreme Court’s Ciminelli Ruling: Key Takeaways on the Right-to-Control and...

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This month marked a significant development in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2023 rejection of the “right-to-control” theory of fraud in Ciminelli v. United States. In Johnson v. United States, the Second Circuit...more

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SCOTUS Seems Torn in Tangling With Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Federal Fraud Statutes

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On December 9, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Kousisis v. United States. The case squarely assesses the validity of the “fraudulent inducement” theory of mail and wire fraud under federal...more

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Second Circuit Reiterates, in a Published Decision, That Defendant is Bound by Decision to Decline Oral Pronouncement of...

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In United States v. Lewis, the Second Circuit (per curiam) affirmed the judgment of conviction of Chanette Lewis, who had pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.  The...more

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Fourth Circuit Increases Defendants' Exposure in White Collar Cases, Interpreting 'Loss' as Either Actual or Intended Financial...

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For years, it has been unsettled in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals whether a white-collar defendant may be held accountable for intended loss amounts during sentencing in fraud and other financial harm cases. Prosecutors...more

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Notice of Appeal - A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar defense lawyers - Spring 2023

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Court Determines That ‘Obviously Wrong’ Crime Does Not Require Proof of Blameworthy Intent- United States v. Heinrich (January 23, 2023), No. 21-2723- http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/212723p.pdf Unanimous decision:...more

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