(a) An individual has committed fraud and is guilty of theft and must be sentenced under section 609.52 if the individual obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any other individual to …

Feb 24, 2025 · Learn how Minnesota defines and prosecutes fraud, the potential penalties, and the legal considerations that impact both criminal and civil cases. Fraud is a serious offense in …

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Various federal and state laws address different aspects of fraud. These laws handle a wide range of fraudulent activities, including forgery, identify theft, health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, …

Whoever, upon any waters or vessel within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, by any fraud, or false pretense, obtains from any person anything of value, or …

Sep 10, 2025 · Most criminal codes do not have a single offense labeled “fraud.” Instead, various statutes prohibit specific forms of fraud, ranging from check fraud and credit card fraud to …

Nov 23, 2023 · Fraud is the use of intentional deception to gain something of value. Learn about the different types of fraud, phishing, white-collar crimes, and much more at FindLaw.com.

There are many state and federal laws to regulate fraud in numerous areas. Some of the areas most heavily litigated include consumer fraud, corporate fraud, and insurance fraud.

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 338 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 215, 35 Stat. 1130). A brief reference to § 1341, which proposes to reenact the present section covering the use of the …

Crime defined; intent to defraud. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following is guilty of forgery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three …