The US Supreme Court continues to reverse public corruption convictions with surprising regularity and often unanimity—based on what it views as unconstitutionally broad application by prosecutors.
On May 11, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued decisions in two significant cases that will further define the future of mail and wire prosecutions, particularly in the context of public.
The U.S. Department of Justice recently suffered three significant losses at the US Supreme Court and the First Circuit that will limit its ability to use wire fraud to tackle bribery schemes.
Key Points- In two landmark decisions, the Supreme Court and the 1st Circuit significantly pared back the scope of the federal mail and wire fraud statutes. In Ciminelli.