Mail fraud is a federal crime and carries severe penalties for those that are found guilty. The federal mail fraud statute is found at 18 USC § 1341, and even the most cursory review of American jurisprudence on that statute reveals that there are many – if not countless – ways of committing a “mail fraud” offense. Likewise, federal prosecutors regularly use mail fraud as an “umbrella charge” because the breadth of the term “mail fraud” encompasses such a wide range of activity.
Do you need a mail fraud defense lawyer?
Contact a mail fraud defense lawyer at Fuerst Ittleman.
Fuerst Ittleman specializes in white collar criminal defense and provides legal counsel to clients for the following types of fraud:
• Tax fraud
• Bank fraud
• Embezzlement
• Securities fraud
• Insurance fraud
• Health care fraud
• Accounting fraud
Mail fraud charges are often used to establish a predicate for a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (R.I.C.O.). Criminal acts used as predicates of R.I.C.O. are often punished far more severely than if that same act was prosecuted on its own and not enhanced by the R.I.C.O. Act.
In a recent report on white collar criminal prosecutions, mail fraud is second only to bank fraud for white collar criminal charges in the United States. If you are involved in a criminal investigation for mail fraud, or have allegedly committed an act of mail fraud, the law firm of Fuerst Ittleman specializes in white collar criminal defense and provides world class criminal defense to its clients.
Do you need a mail fraud defense lawyer?
Contact a mail fraud defense lawyer at Fuerst Ittleman.
