Redefining Honest Services Fraud After Skilling V. United States
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Chicago-Kent Law Review Volume 88 Issue 2 The Supreme Court and the American Article 16 Public April 2013 When Does Sleaze Become A Crime? Redefining Honest Services Fraud after Skilling v. United States Teresa M. Becvar Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview Part of the Business Organizations Law Commons, and the Criminal Law Commons Recommended Citation Teresa M. Becvar, When Does Sleaze Become A Crime? Redefining Honest Services Fraud after Skilling v. United States, 88 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 593 (2013). Available at: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/vol88/iss2/16 This Notes is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarly Commons @ IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chicago-Kent Law Review by an authorized editor of Scholarly Commons @ IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 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United Statesǡ ǤͳͶ ǡͳͻͺǡ ǡ Ǥͳͷ Ǧ ǡǦ Ǥ ͳ͵Ǥ ǤǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵ͷͲǡ͵ͶǦͷȋͳͻͺȌȋǡ ǤǡȌǤ ͳͶǤ ͳͳ ǤʹͳͳͲǡͳͳͷȋͷǤͳͻͶͳȌǢseealsoSkillingǡͳ͵ͲǤǤʹͻʹǢMcNallyǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ ͵ͷǤ ͳͷǤ McNallyǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵ͷǤ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 163 Side B 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ͳͶǦǦ ǤȋȌ ͷȀȀʹͲͳ͵ͻǣ͵ͺ ͷͻ CHICAGOǦKENTLAWREVIEW ȏͺͺǣʹ A. TheMailFraudStatute ǡ ͳͺʹǡǦ Dz Ǥdzͳ ǯ DzǤǤǤǡǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥdzͳ ǡ ǡ Ǥͳͺ ǡ Ǥͳͻ ǡͳͻͲͻDz Ǧ ǡǡdz ǤʹͲ ǡDz ǡ orǡdzʹͳ Ǥʹʹ Ǧ ǡ DzǦ ȏȐ Ǥdzʹ͵ Ǥ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 163 Side B 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ͳǤ Seeid. ͳǤ Id.ȋ Ǥ ǡͶͳǤǡ͵Ǥ͵ͷȋͳͺͲȌȋǤ ȌȌǤ ͳͺǤ Ǥ ǡ ͷʹͺ Ǥʹ Ͷͻʹǡ Ͷͻͺ ȋͶ Ǥ ͳͻͷȌ ȋ Ǥ ǡͳͳǤǤ͵Ͳǡ͵ͳͶȋͳͺͻȌȌǤ ͳͻǤ McNallyǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵Ͷȋǡ ǤǡȌǢseealso ǤǡTheFederalMail Fraud Statute (Part I)ǡ ͳͺ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ͳǡ ʹ ȋͳͻͺͲȌ ȋDzȏȐ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǧ ǤdzȌǤ ʹͲǤ McNallyǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵ͷǦͷͺǤ ʹͳǤ ͳͺ ǤǤǤ Ț ͳ͵Ͷͳ ȋʹͲͲͺȌ ȋ ȌǤ ǡ ǡ Dz ǡǦ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǤǤǤdz ʹʹǤ McNallyǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵ͷͺǤ ʹ͵Ǥ Id.͵ͷͷǤ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 164 Side A 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ͳͶǦǦ ǤȋȌ ͷȀȀʹͲͳ͵ͻǣ͵ͺ ʹͲͳ͵Ȑ REDEFININGHONESTSERVICESFRAUD ͷͻ B. Shushanv.UnitedStatesandanIntangibleRightsTheoryof Fraud ͳͻͶͳ ʹͶ Ǧ Ǥʹͷ Shushanǡ Ǥʹ Ǧ Ǥʹ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥʹͺ Dz ȏ Ȑ ȏ ȐǤdzʹͻ ǤǦ ǡ ǯǯǡǦǦ Ǥ͵Ͳ ǡ Ǥ͵ͳ ǡ ǯ Ǥ͵ʹShushanǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧǡ ǯDz Ǥdz͵͵ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 164 Side A 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ʹͶǤ Ǥǡͳͳ ǤʹͳͳͲǡͳͳͶȋͷǤͳͻͶͳȌǤ ʹͷǤ SeeǤǡͳ͵ͲǤǤʹͺͻǡʹͻʹȋʹͲͳͲȌǤ ʹǤ ͳͳ ǤʹͳͳͶǦͳͷǤ ʹǤ Id. ʹͺǤ Id.ͳͳͻǤ ʹͻǤ Id.ͳͳͷǤ ͵ͲǤ Skillingǡͳ͵ͲǤʹͻʹǤ ͵ͳǤ Id. ͵ʹǤ Id. ͵͵Ǥ Id.ǢseealsoǤǡͷ͵ Ǥʹͳ͵ͺͺǡͳͶͲͲȋʹǤͳͻȌȋ ǯ ǡDz dzȌǢǤǡͷʹͷ Ǥʹ ͳͳͲǡͳͳͷȋǤͳͻͷȌȋǡ ǡ ǡDz ǤǤǤ ȏȐ ǡ ǡ ȏ Ǧ ȐdzȌǤ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 164 Side B 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ͳͶǦǦ ǤȋȌ ͷȀȀʹͲͳ͵ͻǣ͵ͺ ͷͻͺ CHICAGOǦKENTLAWREVIEW ȏͺͺǣʹ C. McNallyv.UnitedStates:HaltingtheIntangibleRightsTheory ͳͻͺǡ Ǥ͵Ͷ ǡ McNally v. United Statesǡ Dz ȏ Ȑ Ǧ Ǥdz͵ͷ McNally Ǥ͵ Ǧ Dz ǤǤǤ Ǧ ǯ Ǥdz͵ ǡ DzǦ Ǥdz Dz ǡ ǡ dz Ǧ Ǥ͵ͺ ǡDzǤǤǤǦ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥdz͵ͻ Dz dz or Dz ǡǡdz 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 164 Side B 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ǤͶͲ Dzdz ǤͶͳ Ǧ ǡ ǦǦ ǡ ͵ͶǤ ǤǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵ͷͲǡ͵ͷͺȋͳͻͺȌǢseealsoSkillingǡͳ͵ͲǤʹͻʹǤ ͵ͷǤ McNallyǡͶͺ͵ǤǤ͵ͷȋǡ ǤǡȌǤ ͵Ǥ Id.͵ͷʹǦͷ͵Ǥ ͵Ǥ Id.͵ͷ͵Ǥ ͵ͺǤ Id.͵ͷȋ Ǥ ǡsupraͳȌǤ ͵ͻǤ Id.͵ͷͺȋ ǤǡʹͷǤǤͳͺʹǡͳͺͺȋͳͻʹͶȌȌǤ ͶͲǤ Id.͵ͷͺǤ ͶͳǤ Id. 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 165 Side A 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ͳͶǦǦ ǤȋȌ ͷȀȀʹͲͳ͵ͻǣ͵ͺ ʹͲͳ͵Ȑ REDEFININGHONESTSERVICESFRAUD ͷͻͻ ǤͶʹ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǤͶ͵ ǡ Ǧ ǤͶͶ Ǧ ǤͶͷ ǡ ǤͶ Dzdz Dz Ǧ dz ǤͶ ǡ ǡ ǡ Dzdzǯ ǤͶͺ ǡ Ǧ ǤͶͻǡ ǡ ǤͷͲ ǡ ǡ ǡ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 165 Side A 05/13/2013 14:40:30 Ǣǡ Ǥͷͳ ǡ Dz ǤǤǤ ǡ ͶʹǤ Id.͵ͷͺǦͷͻǤ Ͷ͵Ǥ Id.͵ͲǤ ͶͶǤ Id. ͶͷǤ Id. ͶǤ Id. ͶǤ Id.͵ȋǡ ǤǡȌǤ ͶͺǤ Id.͵ͺǦͻǤ ͶͻǤ Id.͵ͷǤ ͷͲǤ Id.͵͵Ǥ ͷͳǤ Id.͵ͷǤ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 165 Side B 05/13/2013 14:40:30 ͳͶǦǦ ǤȋȌ ͷȀȀʹͲͳ͵ͻǣ͵ͺ ͲͲ CHICAGOǦKENTLAWREVIEW ȏͺͺǣʹ dz Ǥͷʹ Ǥ ǤǤǤ ǣ SKILLINGV.UNITEDSTATES McNallyǡ ǡDz Ǥdzͷ͵ ǡ Ǧ ǡȚͳ͵Ͷǡ Dz dz Dz ǤdzͷͶ McNallyǤͷͷ ǡDzȏȐ Ǧ ǡdzDz Ǥdzͷ ǯ ǡ Ț ͳ͵Ͷ Ǧ McNally Ǥ Ǧ ǡȚͳ͵Ͷ McNallyǯ Ǧ Dz Ǥdzͷ ǡ not Ǥͷͺ ʹͲͳͲǡ ǡ ǡSkillingv.UnitedStatesǡBlackv.UnitedStatesǡWeyhrauchv. 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No. 165 Side B 05/13/2013 14:40:30 United StatesǤͷͻ Skilling Skilling’s Ǥ Skilling ǡ Ț ͳ͵Ͷ ͷʹǤ Id.͵ͺǤ ͷ͵Ǥ Id.͵ͲǤ ͷͶǤ ͳͺǤǤǤȚͳ͵ͶȋͳͻͺͺȌǤ ͷͷǤ Ǥǡͷ͵ͳǤǤͳʹǡͳͻǦʹͲȋʹͲͲͲȌǤ ͷǤ ͳ͵Ͷ ǤǤ͵͵ǡʹͻȋͳͻͺͺȌȋǤ ǡ ǤȌǤ ͷǤ Clevelandǡͷ͵ͳǤǤʹǤ ͷͺǤ See id. ʹͲ ȋ Ǧ Dz ǤǤǤȏ Ȑ Ǯǯǯ dzȌǤ ͷͻǤ See Ǥǡͳ͵ͲǤǤʹͻ͵ǡʹͻͺȋʹͲͳͲȌǢǤǡͳ͵ͲǤ ǤʹͺͻȋʹͲͳͲȌǢ Ǥǡͳ͵ͲǤǤʹͻͳǡʹͻͳȋʹͲͳͲȌȋ ȌǤ 33531-ckt_88-2 Sheet No.