RECENT RULINGS

by the United States Supreme Court


Wire Fraud

  • Kousisis v. United States

    decided May 22, 2025 Under 18 U.S.C. §1343, efforts to commit fraud over federally regulated transmission lines or by other means of electronic communications are felonies (i.e., “wire” frauds) punishable by up to twenty years in prison. In this case, the Court ruled that a fraudulent effort to merely induce another party to sign (or Continue reading