United States wire fraudproperty fraudwhite collar

Ciminelli v United States

598 US 306 (2023)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Supreme Court

Year2023

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The 'right to control' theory of fraud (property fraud based on depriving the victim of potentially valuable economic information) is not a valid basis for federal fraud charges; property must be something of value.

Area of Law

criminal

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