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Gist In The Mist: What Is The Gist Of The Mail Fraud Statute And Why Should We Care?, C.J. Williams
Gist In The Mist: What Is The Gist Of The Mail Fraud Statute And Why Should We Care?, C.J. Williams
C.J. Williams
This article explores the origin of the accepted truism that each mailing in furtherance of a scheme to defraud constitutes a separate mail fraud offense, finding it is based upon Supreme Court precedent interpreting a prior, and very different version, of the mail fraud statute. The article examines the language of the current mail fraud statute, compares it to other fraud statutes modeled on the mail fraud statute, and concludes each mailing should not be the unit of prosecution under the current language of the statute. The article discusses the problems that arise from considering each mailing in furtherance of …
Gist In The Mist: What Is The Gist Of The Mail Fraud Statute And Why Should We Care?, C.J. Williams
Gist In The Mist: What Is The Gist Of The Mail Fraud Statute And Why Should We Care?, C.J. Williams
C.J. Williams
This article explores the origin of the accepted truism that each mailing in furtherance of a scheme to defraud constitutes a separate mail fraud offense, finding it is based upon Supreme Court precedent interpreting a prior, and very different version, of the mail fraud statute. The article examines the language of the current mail fraud statute, compares it to other fraud statutes modeled on the mail fraud statute, and concludes each mailing should not be the unit of prosecution under the current language of the statute. The article discusses the problems that arise from considering each mailing in furtherance of …
Gist In The Mist: What Is The Gist Of The Mail Fraud Statute And Why Should We Care?, C.J. Williams
Gist In The Mist: What Is The Gist Of The Mail Fraud Statute And Why Should We Care?, C.J. Williams
C.J. Williams
This article explores the origin of the accepted truism that each mailing in furtherance of a scheme to defraud constitutes a separate mail fraud offense, finding it is based upon Supreme Court precedent interpreting a prior, and very different version, of the mail fraud statute. The article examines the language of the current mail fraud statute, compares it to other fraud statutes modeled on the mail fraud statute, and concludes each mailing should not be the unit of prosecution under the current language of the statute. The article discusses the problems that arise from considering each mailing in furtherance of …