White-Collar Crime Section Boot Camp – Wire Fraud 101

Learn the fundamentals of one of the most powerful tools available to federal prosecutors: 18 U.S.C. § 1343, the Wire Fraud statute. This statute prohibits using electronic communication systems to execute fraudulent schemes, including small-scale telemarketing scams, long-running billion-dollar Ponzi schemes, and everything in between. Panelists will provide a broad overview of the statute, offer case examples, and discuss recent Supreme Court decisions that narrow the scope of this historically broad statute. 

 

Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org