Legal Opinion
Cleveland v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 7, 2000No. 99-804PublishedCited by 362 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case presents the question whether the federal mail fraud statute, 18 U. S. C. § 1341, reaches false statements made in an application for a state license. Section 1341 proscribes use of the mails in furtherance of “any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises.” Petitioner Carl W. Cleveland and others were prosecuted under this federal measure for making false statements in applying to the Louisiana State Police for permission to operate video poker machines. We conclude that permits or…
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