Does the object of the scheme element in a wire fraud case need to include money or property?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Gatto, 986 F.3d 104 (2nd Cir. 2021):
As to the "object of the scheme" element, a defendant need not literally obtain money or property -- in the sense of putting money into his own pocket -- to violate the wire fraud statute. See Porcelli v. United States , 404 F.3d 157, 162-63 (2d Cir. 2005) (finding it was sufficient to convict
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