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Mail and Wire Fraud Part I

Learn about two of the most commonly charges offenses in white-collar crime prosecution – mail and wire fraud.

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Sam founded and ran a cryptocurrency exchange that allowed investors to trade in digital currencies. Sam also founded and ran a cryptocurrency trading fund. Sam promised the exchange’s customers that their deposits were held safely in custody for them and kept separate from the exchange’s assets. Sam further promised that customer money wouldn’t be used in his trading fund. But Sam funneled customer deposits in the exchange to the trading fund via wire transfer and used the money to invest...

Lessons

1. Welcome to White-Collar Crime
  • Welcome to White-Collar Crime
2. Unique Attributes of White-Collar Crime
  • Federal and State Jurisdiction over White-Collar Crime Prosecution and Parallel Proceedings
  • Mens Rea and Actus Reus in White-Collar Crime
  • Individual Versus Institutional Liability for White-Collar Crime
3. Criminal Falsehoods
  • Mail and Wire Fraud Part I
  • Mail and Wire Fraud Part II
  • Bank Fraud and Health-Care Fraud
  • Perjury and False Declarations Part I
  • Perjury and False Declarations Part II
  • False Statements
  • Civil and Criminal False Claims
  • Obstruction of Justice Part I
  • Obstruction of Justice Part II
4. Criminal Influence and Exploitation of Position or Fiduciary Responsibility
  • Bribes and Gratuities
  • Federal-Program Bribery, International Bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
  • Extortion
  • Securities Fraud Part I
  • Securities Fraud Part II
5. Criminal Financial Activity
  • Bank Secrecy Act and Currency-Reporting Offenses
  • Money Laundering
  • Tax Crimes
6. Other White-Collar Crimes
  • Computer Crimes
  • Environmental Crimes
  • The Economic Espionage Act & the National Stolen Property Act
7. Criminal Collaborations
  • Organized Crime and the Travel Act
  • Criminal RICO I
  • Criminal RICO II and Civil RICO
  • Conspiracy
8. Evidentiary, Procedural, and Other Issues in White-Collar Crime
  • Grand Jury Investigations
  • Internal Investigations and Compliance Programs
  • Fifth Amendment Issues in White-Collar Crime
9. White-Collar Defenses and Penalties
  • Timing Defenses
  • Procedural Defenses to White-Collar Crime
  • Other Defenses to White-Collar Crime
  • Resolution and Penalties in White-Collar Crime Prosecutions