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Supreme Court’s Recent Interpretation of Wire Fraud Confirms Confidential Government Information Is Property
For nearly 40 years, regardless of whether confidential information belonged to a governmental entity or a private-sector business, its misappropriation could be prosecuted as a property crime. Lower federal courts relied on Carpenter v. United States,[1] a well-known …
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Supreme Court’s Broad Interpretation of Federal Wire Fraud Statute
In a notable decision issued on May 22, 2025, Kousisis v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant may be convicted of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 even when the scheme does not result in …