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Segal v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on March 19, 2012
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
11-343 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2011

Issue: (1) Whether the intent to defraud, under the mail and wire fraud statutes, requires an intent to cause harm; (2) whether mail and wire fraud may be premised on misstatements to parties other than the alleged victims of the fraud, without evidence that the victims knew of the misstatements or would have found them material; and (3) whether the breach of a fiduciary or legal duty imposed by state law can form the basis for a federal mail or wire fraud prosecution.

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