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Fraudulent Inducement Wire Fraud Construction Contracts

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Supreme Court Holds That Economic Loss Is Not Required for Wire Fraud

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States resolved a deep circuit split by holding that “fraudulent inducement” is a valid theory of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. In other words, lying to induce a victim...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies Fraudulent-Inducement Theory Under Wire Fraud Statute in Kousisis v. United States

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Case Summary - In Kousisis v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant can be convicted under the federal wire fraud statute without causing the victim a net pecuniary loss....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Supreme Court Affirms Fraudulent Inducement Theory in Federal Wire Fraud Prosecutions

In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court resolved a Circuit split addressing the scope of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Without dissent, the Court held that the government did...more

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