...following: • Willfulness • The suspect knew that the statement was false § 1341. Frauds and swindles Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any...fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure...

...982 of this title. 18 USC Section 1341 -EXPCITE-HEADSec. 1341. Frauds and swindles -STATUTEWhoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or...fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure...

...imprisoned not more than five years or both." l8 USCA § l343 lautet: „Fraud by wire, radio or television. Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any...for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulcnt pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means...

...fraud statutes make illegal the use of the mails or interstate telecommunications in furtherance of "any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining...false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises."7 Violations of the mail and wire fraud statutes have been charged in conjunction with Sherman...

...that may be appropriate is mail fraud, discussed in Title 18, Section 1341, of the United States Code. Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any...fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure...

...|— Mail and Wire Fraud Statutes A person violates the mail fraud12 and wire fraud13 statutes when, "having devised or intending to devise any scheme...fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises," he or she uses the mail or wire, radio or television communications in interstate or foreign commerce...

...with Conspiracy Mail Fraud Under the mail fraud statute (18 USC 1341) the government needs to prove a "scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money...fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises," and to use the mails for delivery/execution of the scheme. The scheme can be executed by one or more...

...title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. § 1343. Fraud by wire, radio, or television Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any...executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If the violation affects a financial...

...the value of $5,000 or more, knowing the same to have been stolen, converted or taken by fraud; or "Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any...fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transports or causes to be transported, or induces any person or persons to travel in, or be transported...

...to be transmitted any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds, for the purpose of executing a scheme or artifice to defraud or for obtaining money...fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, Maximum penalties include a fine under Title 1 8, USC,8 imprisonment of up to 5 years, or both.9 •...