Category: Financial Crimes Knowledge Hub

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…