Kousisis v. U.S.:  Wire-fraud conviction for fraudulent inducement doesn’t require victim suffer pecuniary loss

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender            Making a materially false statement to obtain money or property violates the federal wire fraud statute even if the victim – who receives goods or services in return […]

Thompson v. U.S.:  Statute prohibiting “false” statements in connection with loans does not criminalize “misleading” statements

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender            The federal statute which prohibits making false statements to the FDIC in connection with a loan does not criminalize “misleading” statements which are not false, the U.S. Supreme […]