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Carpenter v United States (bank fraud)

484 U.S. 19 (1987)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year1987
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Confidential business information constitutes 'property' under the wire fraud statute; a journalist who trades on advance knowledge of publication defrauds his employer of that intangible property right.

Key Principle

Wire fraud; confidential business information as property; journalist trading on advance knowledge of publication; honest services fraud precursor

Area of Law

criminal

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