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> then the comedian is guilty of fraud Fraud wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain What's the personal gain here?
by willcipriano 3y ago
> then the comedian is guilty of fraud
Fraud
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
What's the personal gain here?
- hn_acker 3y agoThought experiment: If I steal someone else's credit card to buy things (example from FindLaw [1]) that I won't use just to harm my victim, would I be committing fraud? Or would only the non-fraud charges apply? [1] https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/fraud.html https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/fraud.html
- Cheer2171 3y agoDon't trust findlaw.com or a dictionary definition. It doesn't matter if you personally gain. Here is the actual text of the US federal fraud statute [1] "....obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises....." [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1341 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1341