18 USC 1346: Definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud"
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18 USC 1346: Definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud" Text contains those laws in effect on February 9, 2026
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDUREPART I-CRIMESCHAPTER 63-MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES
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§1346. Definition of "scheme or artifice to defraud"

For the purposes of this chapter, the term "scheme or artifice to defraud" includes a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services.

(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7603(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4508 .)