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May 30, 2025

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Supreme Court Rules Wire Fraud Prosecutions Can Stand Even in Those Cases in Which the Defendant Did Not Seek to Cause Economic Loss

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kousisis v. United States, holding that the government need not prove an intent to cause economic loss, let alone actual economic loss, in order to sustain a conviction for wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343.

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