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SUPREME COURT FINALLY GUTS HONEST-SERVICE FRAUD

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary S. Chafetz

Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court gutted the honest-services fraud statute --"depriv[ing] another of the intangible right of honest se...

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The Fraud of Honest-Services Fraud

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary S. Chafetz

Essentially, honest-services fraud makes prosecutors omnipotent, because they can charge anybody they want with a federal felony.

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