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Cornell LII Wex: Wire Fraud

Legal Commentary

Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute Wex entry defining wire fraud as the use of electronic communications to intentionally deceive and defraud someone of money, property or honest services.

Facts
Citation
URL
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/wire_fraud
Source Type
Organization Page
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Sources
Cornell LII Wex: Wire Fraud
  • Page URL
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/wire_fraud
  • Page masthead
    Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
  • Main definition paragraph
    Wire fraud is a criminal offense that involves the use of electronic communications, such as telecommunications or the internet, to intentionally deceive and defraud someone of money, property, or honest services.
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Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)

This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Offenses, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

Well-attested

5

Offenses

General References

1

Offenses

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