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A&O Shearman

Supreme Court Decision Endorses Fraudulent-Inducement Theory Under Federal Wire Fraud Statute, Resolving Circuit Split And...

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On May 22, 2025, in a significant decision that clarifies the scope of the federal wire fraud statute and resolves a circuit split, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a pair of wire fraud convictions that had been premised on a...more

The Volkov Law Group

Supreme Court’s Wire Fraud Decision Raises Risks for Government Contractors

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Kousisis v. United States affirmed a lower court’s decision upholding a conviction of federal wire fraud for inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SCOTUS Holds Intent to Cause Economic Harm is Not Required for Wire Fraud, Expanding Liability

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kousisis et al. v. United States clarifies that criminal federal wire fraud does not require that the defendant intended to cause the victim economic harm....more

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Federal Fraud: No Harm, No Foul? Supreme Court Says “Not So”

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision broadening applicability of the federal wire fraud statute. In Kousisis v. United States, the Court held that a defendant may be convicted of wire fraud for...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Economic-Loss Requirement for Wire Fraud but Underscores Materiality as a Limiting Element of Federal Fraud...

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously declined to limit federal wire fraud to cases involving economic loss to the victim, upholding convictions of two government contractors who obtained contracts from a state...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Supreme Court Declines to Narrow Reach of Federal Fraud Law

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court published its opinion in Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909, 605 U.S. __ (2025), holding that one who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be...more

DLA Piper

Supreme Court Paves The Way for Increased Enforcement by Rejecting “Economic Loss” Requirement for Fraud Charges, Broadening...

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For the last decade and more, the federal courts have grappled with the precise parameters of the federal wire fraud statute (and analogous criminal statutes). Among other things, there has been a Circuit split for some...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Broadens Wire Fraud Liability to Include Fraudulent Inducement Without Economic Loss

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The US Supreme Court’s ruling on May 22, 2025 expands the scope of federal wire fraud to include convictions based on fraudulent inducement even without economic harm. This development raises the stakes for entities involved...more

Lowndes

4 Tips to Protect Yourself Against Wire Fraud in Leasing

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Wire fraud can result in significant loss, and it is permeating all types of transactions, including leasing. With tenants more frequently wiring funds to pay for security deposits and rents, it is important to take...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Depository Financial Institution Liability: Tough Lessons Learned About Fraudulent Electronic Funds Transfers

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A federal district court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently issued a prescient opinion upholding traditional contract principles in this fast-moving technological age of electronic financial transmissions. ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Court Dispenses With Fraud Defense Based on Gumball Victims’ Disclaimers

The Chicklets and Runts vending machine at your local car repair shop last decade may have been one piece of a fraudulent enterprise that ensnarled roughly 7,000 victims. As CEO of Vendstar, Defendant Edward (“Ned”) Weaver...more

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