Direct answer: Section 1344 has two clauses: a knowing scheme to defraud a financial institution, or a knowing scheme to obtain property owned by or under its custody or…
Federal wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 requires proof of a scheme to defraud or obtain money or property through materially false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or…
A large, complicated, international or unpopular transaction is not automatically money laundering. Federal § 1956 and § 1957 and Texas Penal Code § 34.02 define different…
Federal bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344 is not a general crime of having a financial dispute with a bank. The prosecution must prove a knowing execution or attempted…
